system.web.extensions Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET extensions configuration section, and contains elements that configure ASP.NET services and control their behavior.
system.web.extensions Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<system.web.extensions> <scripting>... </scripting> </system.web.extensions>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
Element | Description |
|---|---|
scripting | Specifies configuration settings for ASP.NET AJAX-enabled Web pages and for enabling or disabling application services. |
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
|---|---|
configuration | Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
The system.web.extensions element enables you to configure ASP.NET applications that can be used by AJAX-enabled clients, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) clients (SOAP clients), and .NET Framework clients. The configuration settings include the following:
Enabling ASP.NET application services through the authenticationService, roleService, and profileService elements.
Configuring the script handler through the enableCompression and enableCaching attributes of the scriptResourceHandler element.
Configuring JSON serialization through the jsonSerialization element.
