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.NET Framework Class Library
ConfigurationElementItem Property (String)

Gets or sets a property, attribute, or child element of this configuration element.

Namespace:   System.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Syntax
Protected Friend Property Item ( _
	propertyName As [%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%] _
) As [%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_1%]
protected internal [%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] this[
	[%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_1%] propertyName
] { get; set; }
protected public:
property [%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%]^ Item[[%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_1%]^ propertyName] {
	[%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_2%]^ get ([%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_3%]^ propertyName);
	void set ([%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_4%]^ propertyName, [%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_5%]^ value);
}
member Item : 
        propertyName:[%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%] -> [%$TOPIC/c8693ks1_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%] with get, set

Parameters

propertyName
Type: SystemString

The name of the ConfigurationProperty to access.

Property Value

Type: SystemObject
The specified property, attribute, or child element
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ConfigurationErrorsException

prop is read-only or locked.

Remarks

Use the Item property to get or set the values of a ConfigurationProperty object.

In C#, this property is the indexer for the ConfigurationSectionCollection class.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.