.NET MVC - How to utilize custom settings provider?

Question

I have created a custom settings provider to store my application settings in a separate XML file. I've created settings and values through Visual studio (Solution -> My Project -> Settings) and specified my custom provider.

It doesn't seem to be 'used' by the application. I can put breakpoints everywhere in my custom provider, but they are not touched... Am I missing something here? How do I use my custom settings provider?

1. Create the provider
2. Enter settings + reference to custom provider in VS
3. ?

Answer 1

Take a look at this tutorial. It sounds like this is what you're trying to do.

It's for Winforms, and I'm not sure how it translates, but make sure you are actually setting each different setting to use the custom provider. In Winforms, this is done as a Provider property on each of the settings.