Question

If I want to define a set of global strings in my C# program, I’ve been using settings so that I access them with

    ... Properties.Settings.Default.StringA ...
    ... Properties.Settings.Default.StringB ...

etc.

I was reading some SO questions that landed me with the idea I should create a static class

    public static class Marker
    {
         public static readonly string StringA = "my text A";
         public static readonly string StringB = "my_other_text";
    }

of course, accessing these would be simple with

      Marker.StringA

While I’m developing my hadbits, which method should I use for what constants or is this a personal style choice?

Thanks.

Answer 1

1. Use the resource manager for access to culture-specific resources at run time. Etc text displayed on UI.

2. Use the App.Config or Web.Config for environment based constants. Here is a good example from Skeet https://stackoverflow.com/a/1431754/208565

3. Use constants and readonly fields for code level usage.