====== Add Settings File to .NET Console Application ====== ===== App Settings File ===== Create appsettings.json file in project root. Example contents: { "Settings": { "Title": "My Application", "Timeout": 30 } } ===== Packages / Project Output ===== Add the following packages to the project's .csproj file:

Add the following directive to copy the appsettings file with the binary:



  
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===== Settings Class ===== Create a class to hold the settings:


public sealed class AppSettings
{
  public required string Title { get; set; }
  public required int Timeout { get; set; }
}

===== Initialize Configuration ===== Initialize the configuration, and retrieve the settings:


IConfiguration config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
  .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json")
  .AddEnvironmentVariables()
  .Build();

AppSettings appSettings = config.GetRequiredSection("Settings").Get();

===== Access Settings ===== Access the settings:


var title = appSettings.Title;
var timeout = appSettings.Timeout;

===== Alternate Access Method ===== If you use this method exclusively, you don't need the settings class.


var title = config.GetValue("Settings:Title");
var timeout = config.GetValue("Settings:Timeout");