Configuration Namespaces in Visual Studio

Configuration Namespaces in Visual ...

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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Visual Studio Programmer's Guide for the .NET Framework

Configuration Namespaces in Visual Studio

The configuration namespaces in the .NET Framework include:

System.Configuration - contains classes that are used to programmatically access .NET Framework configuration settings and handle errors in configuration files.
System.Configuration.Assemblies - contains classes that are used to configure an assembly.
System.Configuration.Install - provides classes that allow you to write custom installers for your own components.
System.Configuration.Provider - contains the base classes shared by both server and client applications to support a pluggable model to easily add or remove functionality.

Related Sections

Configuring Applications Using Dynamic Properties: Explains how you can store some of a component's property values to an external file and load them when the application runs. These dynamic properties allow you to make changes to property values, without recompiling the application, after your project has been deployed.
Introduction to the .NET Framework Class Library in Visual Studio: Provides an overview of the namespaces in the .NET Framework.
Assemblies: Provides information about these building blocks of .NET Framework applications.