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<developmentMode> Element

.NET Framework 4.5

Specifies whether the runtime searches for assemblies in directories specified by the DEVPATH environment variable.

<configuration> Element
<runtime> Element
<developmentMode> Element

<developmentMode developerInstallation="true | false"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
developerInstallation	Specifies whether the runtime searches for assemblies in directories specified by the DEVPATH environment variable.

developerInstallation Attribute

Value	Description
true	Searches for assemblies in directories specified by the DEVPATH environment variable.
false	Does not search for assemblies in directories specified by the DEVPATH environment variable. This is the default

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
runtime	Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection.

Remarks

Use this setting only at development time. The runtime does not check the versions on strong-named assemblies found in the DEVPATH. It simply uses the first assembly it finds.

Example

The following example shows how to cause the runtime to search for assemblies in directories specified by the DEVPATH environment variable.

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <developmentMode developerInstallation="true"/>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

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<developmentMode> Element

Attributes

developerInstallation Attribute

Child Elements

Parent Elements

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