System.Configuration Namespace

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System.Configuration

AppSettingsReader Class
ConfigurationException Class
ConfigurationSettings Class
ConfigXmlDocument Class
DictionarySectionHandler Class
IConfigurationSectionHandler Interface
IConfigurationSystem Interface
IgnoreSectionHandler Class
NameValueFileSectionHandler Class
NameValueSectionHandler Class
SingleTagSectionHandler Class

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System.Configuration Namespace
This page is specific to:.NET Framework Version:1.12.0 3.0 3.5 4.0

.NET Framework Class Library

System.Configuration Namespace

The System.Configuration namespace provides classes and interfaces that allow you to programmatically access .NET Framework configuration settings and handle errors in configuration files (.config files).

Namespace hierarchy

Classes

Class	Description
AppSettingsReader	Provides a method for reading values of a particular type from the .config file.
ConfigurationException	The exception that is thrown when an error occurs in a configuration setting.
ConfigurationSettings	Provides access to configuration settings in a specified configuration section. This class cannot be inherited.
DictionarySectionHandler	Reads key-value pair configuration information for a configuration section.
IgnoreSectionHandler	Provides a section handler definition for configuration sections read and handled by systems other than System.Configuration.
NameValueSectionHandler	Provides name-value pair configuration information from a configuration section.
SingleTagSectionHandler

Interfaces

Interface	Description
IConfigurationSectionHandler	Defines the contract that all configuration section handlers must implement in order to participate in the resolution of configuration settings.

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