SectionInformation.RestartOnExternalChanges Property (System.Configuration)

RestartOnExternalChanges Property

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SectionInformation..::.RestartOnExternalChanges Property

Gets or sets a value that specifies whether a change in an external configuration include file requires an application restart.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Property RestartOnExternalChanges As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As SectionInformation
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.RestartOnExternalChanges

instance.RestartOnExternalChanges = value

public bool RestartOnExternalChanges { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property bool RestartOnExternalChanges {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

JScript

public function get RestartOnExternalChanges () : boolean
public function set RestartOnExternalChanges (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if a change in an external configuration include file requires an application restart; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

Set the RestartOnExternalChanges property to false to prevent an application restart when configuration settings in the external include file are modified for this ConfigurationSection object.

Examples

The following example shows how to get the RestartOnExternalChanges property value of a ConfigurationSection object.

Visual Basic

Public Shared Sub RestartOnExternalChanges()

    Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _
    GetSectionInformation()

    Dim restartOnChange As Boolean = _
    sInfo.RestartOnExternalChanges
    Console.WriteLine("Section type: {0}", _
    restartOnChange.ToString())

End Sub 'RestartOnExternalChanges

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

    bool restartOnChange = 
        sInfo.RestartOnExternalChanges;
    Console.WriteLine("Section type: {0}", 
        restartOnChange.ToString());

}

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

Reference

SectionInformation Class

SectionInformation Members

System.Configuration Namespace