Item Property (String)
.NET Framework Class Library
ConfigurationElement..::.Item 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)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Protected Friend Property Item ( _
    propertyName As String _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim propertyName As String
Dim value As Object

value = Me.Item(propertyName)

Me.Item(propertyName) = value
C#
protected internal Object this[
    string propertyName
] { get; set; }
Visual C++
protected public:
property Object^ Item[String^ propertyName] {
    Object^ get (String^ propertyName);
    void set (String^ propertyName, Object^ value);
}
JScript
JScript does not support indexed properties.

Parameters

propertyName
Type: System..::.String
The name of the ConfigurationProperty to access.

Property Value

Type: System..::.Object
The specified property, attribute, or child element
ExceptionCondition
ConfigurationErrorsException

prop is read-only or locked.

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.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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