* Added a constructor

Author: CodeDead

UpdateManager/Classes/Update.cs

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ internal void SetApplicationVersion(Version version)
         /// <returns>A boolean to represent whether there is an update available or not</returns>
         internal bool CheckForUpdate()
         {
-            Version update = new Version(MajorVersion, MinorVersion, BuildVersion, RevisionVersion);
-            int result = update.CompareTo(_applicationVersion);
+            int result = new Version(MajorVersion, MinorVersion, BuildVersion, RevisionVersion)
+                .CompareTo(_applicationVersion);
             return result > 0;
         }
     }

UpdateManager/Classes/UpdateManager.cs

@@ -45,7 +45,23 @@ public UpdateManager(Version version, string updateUrl, StringVariables stringVa
             _applicationVersion = new Version(version.Major, version.Minor, version.Build, version.Revision);
 
             _update.SetApplicationVersion(_applicationVersion);
-            _stringVariables = stringVariables;
+            SetStringVariables(stringVariables);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initialize a new UpdateManager object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="version">Your application version</param>
+        /// <param name="updateUrl">The URL where your XML update file is located</param>
+        public UpdateManager(Version version, string updateUrl)
+        {
+            _updateUrl = updateUrl;
+
+            _update = new Update();
+            _applicationVersion = new Version(version.Major, version.Minor, version.Build, version.Revision);
+
+            _update.SetApplicationVersion(_applicationVersion);
+            SetStringVariables(new StringVariables());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -57,8 +73,7 @@ public async void CheckForUpdate(bool showErrors, bool showNoUpdates)
         {
             try
             {
-                WebClient wc = new WebClient();
-                string xml = await wc.DownloadStringTaskAsync(_updateUrl);
+                string xml = await new WebClient().DownloadStringTaskAsync(_updateUrl);
 
                 XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(_update.GetType());
                 using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())