SectionInformation Property
.NET Framework Class Library
ConfigurationSection..::.SectionInformation Property

Gets a SectionInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection object.

Namespace:  System.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public ReadOnly Property SectionInformation As SectionInformation
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As ConfigurationSection
Dim value As SectionInformation

value = instance.SectionInformation
C#
public SectionInformation SectionInformation { get; }
Visual C++
public:
property SectionInformation^ SectionInformation {
    SectionInformation^ get ();
}
JScript
public function get SectionInformation () : SectionInformation

Property Value

Type: System.Configuration..::.SectionInformation
A SectionInformation that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection.

The following example shows how to use the SectionInformation property.

Visual Basic
Shared Sub DisplayCustomSectionInformation()

   Try
      Dim customSection As CustomSection

      customSection = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection")

      If customSection Is Nothing Then
         Console.WriteLine(("Failed to load " + "CustomSection" + "."))
      Else
         ' Display specific information
         Console.WriteLine("Defaults:")
         Console.WriteLine("File Name:       {0}", customSection.FileName)
             Console.WriteLine("Max Users:       {0}", customSection.MaxUsers.ToString())
             Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time:   {0}", customSection.MaxIdleTime.ToString())

         ' Display generic information
         Console.WriteLine("Generic information:")
         Console.WriteLine("AllowExeDefinition:  {0}", customSection.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition.ToString())
         Console.WriteLine("IsLocked:            {0}", customSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked.ToString())
      End If

   Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
      Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
   End Try
End Sub 'DisplayCustomSectionInformation

C#
static void DisplayCustomSectionInformation()
{

    try
    {
        CustomSection customSection;

        customSection =
            ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection") as CustomSection;

        if (customSection == null)
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to load " + "CustomSection" + ".");
        else
        {
            // Display specific information
            Console.WriteLine("Defaults:");
            Console.WriteLine("File Name:       {0}", customSection.FileName);
            Console.WriteLine("Max Users:       {0}", customSection.MaxUsers);
            Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time:   {0}", customSection.MaxIdleTime);

            // Display generic information
            Console.WriteLine("Generic information:");
            Console.WriteLine("AllowExeDefinition:  {0}",
                customSection.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("IsLocked:            {0}",
                customSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked.ToString());

        }
    }
    catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
    }

}

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
Tags What's this?: Add a tag
Community Content   What is Community Content?
Add new content RSS  Annotations
Processing
Page view tracker