Configuration.GetSection Method
.NET Framework 4
Returns the specified ConfigurationSection object.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Parameters
- sectionName
- Type: System.String
The path to the section to be returned.
Return Value
Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationSectionThe specified ConfigurationSection object.
The following example shows how to use the GetSection method to access a custom section. For the complete example code that defines a class that stores information for the CustomSection section, see the Configuration class overview.
// Show how to use the GetSection(string) method. static void GetCustomSection() { try { CustomSection customSection; // Get the current configuration file. System.Configuration.Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( ConfigurationUserLevel.None) as Configuration; customSection = config.GetSection("CustomSection") as CustomSection; Console.WriteLine("Section name: {0}", customSection.Name); Console.WriteLine("Url: {0}", customSection.Url); Console.WriteLine("Port: {0}", customSection.Port); } catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err) { Console.WriteLine("Using GetSection(string): {0}", err.ToString()); } }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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