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<Type Name="ISettingsProviderService" FullName="System.Configuration.ISettingsProviderService">
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public interface ISettingsProviderService" />
  <TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public interface auto ansi abstract ISettingsProviderService" />
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>System</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Interfaces />
  <Docs>
    <since version=".NET 2.0" />
    <remarks>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>The <see cref="T:System.Configuration.IPersistComponentSettings" /> interface enables controls and components hosted in an application to persist their application settings in a manner largely transparent to the application. However, in some cases, the application or environment may need to override the settings provider natively used by a component with one of its own choosing. The <see cref="T:System.Configuration.ISettingsProviderService" /> interface enables the creation of a lightweight service that communicates such an alternate settings provider, typically offered through the owning <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Container" />. </para>
      <para>
        <see cref="T:System.Configuration.ISettingsProviderService" /> is commonly used by design-time tools and debuggers that provide special support for application settings. To make such an arrangement function seamlessly, the <see cref="T:System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase" /> class contains constructors that take a reference to the owning component. These constructors automatically query for compatible settings providers.</para>
    </remarks>
    <summary>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>Provides an interface for defining an alternate application settings provider.</para>
    </summary>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName="GetSettingsProvider">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public System.Configuration.SettingsProvider GetSettingsProvider (System.Configuration.SettingsProperty property);" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig newslot virtual instance class System.Configuration.SettingsProvider GetSettingsProvider(class System.Configuration.SettingsProperty property) cil managed" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Configuration.SettingsProvider</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="property" Type="System.Configuration.SettingsProperty" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <since version=".NET 2.0" />
        <remarks>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>The <see cref="M:System.Configuration.ISettingsProviderService.GetSettingsProvider(System.Configuration.SettingsProperty)" /> method enables an <see cref="T:System.Configuration.ISettingsProviderService" /> to offer its serialization services to any sited component. This method determines if the associated settings provider can persist the specified application settings property type. If it can, this method returns a reference to that settings provider; otherwise it returns null.</para>
        </remarks>
        <summary>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>Returns the settings provider compatible with the specified settings property.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>If found, the <see cref="T:System.Configuration.SettingsProvider" /> that can persist the specified settings property; otherwise, null.</para>
        </returns>
        <param name="property">
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />The <see cref="T:System.Configuration.SettingsProperty" /> that requires serialization.</param>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
  </Members>
</Type>