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ConfigurationElementCollection.GetElementKey Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the element key for a specified configuration element when overridden in a derived class.

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

protected abstract Object GetElementKey(
	ConfigurationElement element
)

Parameters

element: Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement
The ConfigurationElement to return the key for.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
An Object that acts as the key for the specified ConfigurationElement.

Examples

The following code example shows how to override GetElementKey method.

protected override Object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
{
    return ((UrlConfigElement)element).Name;
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

ConfigurationElementCollection Class

System.Configuration Namespace

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