System.Configuration.Provider Namespace ()

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System.Configuration.Provider Namespace

The System.Configuration.Provider namespace contains the base classes shared by both server and client applications to support a pluggable model to easily add or remove functionality.

Classes

	Class	Description
	ProviderBase	Provides a base implementation for the extensible provider model.
	ProviderCollection	Represents a collection of provider objects that inherit from ProviderBase.
	ProviderException	The exception that is thrown when a configuration provider error has occurred. This exception class is also used by providers to throw exceptions when internal errors occur within the provider that do not map to other pre-existing exception classes.