Now we have our abstract RegistryConfig class ready to use we can create our new subclass. This will hopefully show you how easy it is to create properties that utilize the methods of the RegistryConfig class! Creating our subclass Lets call our new class TestConfig and build a constructor that

So we now have our RegistryConfig class ready... but how can we make it better?! Use reflection! We will use reflection to perform initialization on the classes properties, so that the settings can be added to the registry straight away. This will ensure that the registry has all the properties

I usually find myself wanting to be able to configure my application without having to change the underlying code. And although Visual Studio allows you to create application settings inside the IDE (saved to a .exe.config file), I would prefer to use the registry to hold my applications configuration.