ConfigurationElementCollection.GetElementKey Method (System.Configuration)

GetElementKey Method

.NET Framework Class Library

ConfigurationElementCollection..::.GetElementKey Method

Gets the element key for a specified configuration element when overridden in a derived class.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected MustOverride Function GetElementKey ( _
    element As ConfigurationElement _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim element As ConfigurationElement
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = Me.GetElementKey(element)

protected abstract Object GetElementKey(
    ConfigurationElement element
)

Visual C++

protected:
virtual Object^ GetElementKey(
    ConfigurationElement^ element
) abstract

JScript

protected abstract function GetElementKey(
    element : ConfigurationElement
) : Object

Parameters

element: Type: System.Configuration..::.ConfigurationElement
The ConfigurationElement to return the key for.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An Object that acts as the key for the specified ConfigurationElement.

Examples

The following code example shows how to override GetElementKey method.

Visual Basic

Protected Overrides Function GetElementKey( _
    ByVal element As ConfigurationElement) As [Object]

    Return CType(element, UrlConfigElement).Name
End Function 'GetElementKey

protected override Object 
    GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
{
    return ((UrlConfigElement)element).Name;
}

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

ConfigurationElementCollection Class

ConfigurationElementCollection Members

System.Configuration Namespace