ConfigurationSettings Class (System.Configuration)

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ConfigurationSettings Class

Provides runtime versions 1.0 and 1.1 support for reading configuration sections and common configuration settings.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class ConfigurationSettings

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ConfigurationSettings

public sealed class ConfigurationSettings

Visual C++

public ref class ConfigurationSettings sealed

JScript

public final class ConfigurationSettings

Remarks

Using the static methods and properties of the ConfigurationSettings type is the recommended method for reading configuration information at runtime for versions 1.0 and 1.1 applications.

Note:
The ConfigurationSettings class provides backward compatibility only. For new applications you should use the ConfigurationManager class or WebConfigurationManager class instead. To use these two classes, you must add a reference in your project or application to the System.Configuration namespace.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.Configuration..::.ConfigurationSettings

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

ConfigurationSettings Members

System.Configuration Namespace

ConfigurationSection

Other Resources

ASP.NET Configuration Overview

Administering ASP.NET Web Sites