ConfigurationSection.DeserializeSection Method (System.Configuration)

DeserializeSection Method

.NET Framework Class Library

ConfigurationSection..::.DeserializeSection Method

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Reads XML from the configuration file.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected Friend Overridable Sub DeserializeSection ( _
    reader As XmlReader _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim reader As XmlReader

Me.DeserializeSection(reader)

protected internal virtual void DeserializeSection(
    XmlReader reader
)

Visual C++

protected public:
virtual void DeserializeSection(
    XmlReader^ reader
)

JScript

protected internal function DeserializeSection(
    reader : XmlReader
)

Parameters

reader: Type: System.Xml..::.XmlReader
The XmlReader object, which reads from the configuration file.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ConfigurationErrorsException	reader found no elements in the configuration file.

Remarks

Deserialization refers to the reading of XML data from a configuration file, its transformation into real-time data, and its storage in an object.

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

ConfigurationSection Class

ConfigurationSection Members

System.Configuration Namespace