Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Configuration

Class UsingConfigurationSectionGroup
   Private Shared indentLevel As Integer = 0

    Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Get the application configuration file. 
        Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
            ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
            ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

        ' Get the collection of the section groups. 
        Dim sectionGroups As ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection = _
            config.SectionGroups

        ' Display the section groups.
        ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo(sectionGroups)
    End Sub 'Main

    Shared Sub ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo( _
        ByVal sectionGroups _
        As ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection)

        Dim group As ConfigurationSectionGroup
        For Each group In sectionGroups
            ShowSectionGroupInfo(group)
        Next group
    End Sub 'ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo

    Shared Sub ShowSectionGroupInfo( _
    ByVal sectionGroup As ConfigurationSectionGroup)
        ' Get the section group name.
        indent("Section Group Name: " + sectionGroup.Name)

        ' Get the fully qualified section group name.
        indent("Section Group Name: " + sectionGroup.SectionGroupName)

        indentLevel += 1

        indent("Type: " + sectionGroup.Type)
        indent("Is Group Required?: " + _
           sectionGroup.IsDeclarationRequired.ToString())
        indent("Is Group Declared?: " + _
            sectionGroup.IsDeclared.ToString())
        indent("Contained Sections:")

        indentLevel += 1
        Dim section As ConfigurationSection
        For Each section In sectionGroup.Sections
            indent("Section Name:" + section.SectionInformation.Name)
        Next section
        indentLevel -= 1

        If (sectionGroup.SectionGroups.Count > 0) Then
            indent("Contained Section Groups:")

            indentLevel += 1
            Dim sectionGroups As ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection = _
                sectionGroup.SectionGroups
            ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo(sectionGroups)
            indentLevel -= 1
        End If

        indent("")
        indentLevel -= 1

    End Sub 'ShowSectionGroupInfo
    Shared Sub indent(ByVal text As String)
        Dim i As Integer 
        For i = 0 To indentLevel - 1
            Console.Write("  ")
        Next i
        Console.WriteLine(Left(text, 79 - indentLevel * 2))
    End Sub 'getSpacer

End Class 'UsingConfigurationSectionGroup 

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration;

namespace Samples.AspNet
{
    class UsingConfigurationSectionGroup
    {
        static int indentLevel = 0;

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {

            // Get the application configuration file.
            System.Configuration.Configuration config =
                ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
                ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

            // Get the collection of the section groups.
            ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection sectionGroups =
                config.SectionGroups;

            // Display the section groups.
            ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo(sectionGroups);
        }

        static void ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo(
            ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection sectionGroups)
        {
            foreach (ConfigurationSectionGroup sectionGroup in sectionGroups)
            {
                ShowSectionGroupInfo(sectionGroup);
            }
        }

        static void ShowSectionGroupInfo(
            ConfigurationSectionGroup sectionGroup)
        {
            // Get the section group name.
            indent("Section Group Name: " + sectionGroup.Name);

            // Get the fully qualified group name.
            indent("Section Group Name: " + sectionGroup.SectionGroupName);

            indentLevel++;

            indent("Type: " + sectionGroup.Type);
            indent("Is Group Required?: " + 
                sectionGroup.IsDeclarationRequired);
            indent("Is Group Declared?: " + sectionGroup.IsDeclared);
            indent("Contained Sections:");

            indentLevel++;
            foreach (ConfigurationSection section 
                in sectionGroup.Sections)
            {
                indent("Section Name:" + section.SectionInformation.Name);
            }
            indentLevel--;

            // Display contained section groups if there are any. 
            if (sectionGroup.SectionGroups.Count > 0)
            {
                indent("Contained Section Groups:");

                indentLevel++;
                ConfigurationSectionGroupCollection sectionGroups =
                    sectionGroup.SectionGroups;
                ShowSectionGroupCollectionInfo(sectionGroups);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("");
            indentLevel--;
        }

        static void indent(string text)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < indentLevel; i++)
            {
                Console.Write("  ");
            }
            Console.WriteLine(text.Substring(0, Math.Min(79 - indentLevel * 2, text.Length)));
        }
    }

}