ConfigurationElementCollection.BaseGet Method (Object) (System.Configuration)

BaseGet Method (Object)

.NET Framework Class Library

ConfigurationElementCollection..::.BaseGet Method (Object)

Returns the configuration element with the specified key.

Namespace: System.Configuration
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected Friend Function BaseGet ( _
    key As Object _
) As ConfigurationElement

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim key As Object
Dim returnValue As ConfigurationElement

returnValue = Me.BaseGet(key)

protected internal ConfigurationElement BaseGet(
    Object key
)

Visual C++

protected public:
ConfigurationElement^ BaseGet(
    Object^ key
)

JScript

protected internal function BaseGet(
    key : Object
) : ConfigurationElement

Parameters

key: Type: System..::.Object
The key of the element to return.

Return Value

Type: System.Configuration..::.ConfigurationElement
The ConfigurationElement with the specified key; otherwise, nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The BaseGet method returns nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no ConfigurationElement object with the specified key in the collection.

Examples

The following code example shows how to call the BaseGet method.

Visual Basic

Default Public Shadows ReadOnly Property Item( _
    ByVal Name As String) As UrlConfigElement

    Get
        Return CType(BaseGet(Name), UrlConfigElement)
    End Get
End Property

new public UrlConfigElement this[string Name]
{
    get
    {
        return (UrlConfigElement)BaseGet(Name);
    }
}

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

ConfigurationElementCollection Class

ConfigurationElementCollection Members

BaseGet Overload

System.Configuration Namespace