How to preconfigure a SharePoint WebPart?

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What is the best way to preconfigure a custom SharePoint WebPart?

Is it e.g. possible to add a textfile to the WSP package and simply read the file from the WebPart? I couldn't figure out a way to retrieve the path of the textfile after the deployment.

Or can I somehow add key value pairs to the .webpart file and access them from my WebPart?

web.config is a terrible idea for your web part config data - there are much more appropriate places like the .wepbart file. — Ryan, Jun 06 '11 at 13:25

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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The schema for .webpart files is here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227561.aspx
and allows for you to set default value properties for your WebPart.

Also, since you are running in the context of an assembly, you could read a file of config data from inside that assembly. The first answer to this question shows you how:
How to read embedded resource text file

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Jun 02 '11 at 04:04

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I tried to add it to the properties section of the .webpart file. But how can I access the value from my WebPart code? – Björn Wagner Jun 02 '11 at 18:14

How to preconfigure a SharePoint WebPart?

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