SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition Property (System.Configuration)

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SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition Property

Gets or sets a value that indicates where in the configuration file hierarchy the associated configuration section can be declared.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Property AllowExeDefinition As ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition
	Get
	Set

public ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition AllowExeDefinition { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition AllowExeDefinition {
	ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition get ();
	void set (ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition value);
}

member AllowExeDefinition : ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition with get, set

Property Value

Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition
A value that indicates where in the configuration file hierarchy the associated ConfigurationSection object can be declared for .exe files.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ConfigurationErrorsException	The selected value conflicts with a value that is already defined.

Remarks

AllowExeDefinition applies only to configuration files of client applications. For Web applications, you must use AllowDefinition.

Examples

The examples in this section show how to get the AllowExeDefinition property value after accessing the related section information in the configuration file.

The following example gets the SectionInformation object.

Visual Basic


' Get the current configuration file.
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

' Get the section.
Dim section As UrlsSection = _
CType(config.GetSection("MyUrls"), UrlsSection)

Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _
section.SectionInformation


// Get the current configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
        ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
        ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

// Get the section.
UrlsSection section =
    (UrlsSection)config.GetSection("MyUrls");


SectionInformation sInfo =
    section.SectionInformation;

The following example gets the AllowExeDefinition value.

Visual Basic


Dim allowExeDefinition _
As ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition = _
sInfo.AllowExeDefinition
Console.WriteLine("Allow exe definition: {0}", _
allowExeDefinition.ToString())


ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition allowExeDefinition =
                sInfo.AllowExeDefinition;
Console.WriteLine("Allow exe definition: {0}",
   allowExeDefinition.ToString());

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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

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

Reference

SectionInformation Class

System.Configuration Namespace

ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition