SectionInformation.GetParentSection Method (System.Configuration)

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SectionInformation.GetParentSection Method

Gets the configuration section that contains the configuration section associated with this object.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Function GetParentSection As ConfigurationSection

public ConfigurationSection GetParentSection()

Visual C++

public:
ConfigurationSection^ GetParentSection()

member GetParentSection : unit -> ConfigurationSection

Return Value

Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationSection
The configuration section that contains the ConfigurationSection that is associated with this SectionInformation object.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The method is invoked from a parent section.

Remarks

If this ConfigurationSection object has no parent sections, the GetParentSection method returns the same value as the Name property.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the GetParentSection method.

Visual Basic


Public Shared Sub GetParentSection() 

    Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _
    GetSectionInformation()

    Dim parentSection _
    As ConfigurationSection = _
    sInfo.GetParentSection()

    Console.WriteLine("Parent section : {0}", _
    parentSection.SectionInformation.Name)

End Sub 'GetParentSection


static public void GetParentSection()
{
    SectionInformation sInfo = 
        GetSectionInformation();

    ConfigurationSection parentSection =
        sInfo.GetParentSection();

    Console.WriteLine("Parent section : {0}",
        parentSection.SectionInformation.Name);

}

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