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Configuration.GetSection Method (String)
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns the specified ConfigurationSection object.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Parameters
- sectionName
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Type:
System.String
The path to the section to be returned.
Return Value
Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationSectionThe specified ConfigurationSection object.
Configuration settings are contained within sections that group similar settings together for convenience. The GetSection method retrieves a configuration section by its name.
The following example shows how to use the GetSection method to access a custom section. For the complete example code that defines a class that stores information for the CustomSection section, see the Configuration class overview.
' Show how to use the GetSection(string) method. Public Shared Sub GetCustomSection() Try Dim customSection As CustomSection ' Get the current configuration file. Dim config As System.Configuration.Configuration = TryCast(ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None), Configuration) customSection = TryCast(config.GetSection("CustomSection"), CustomSection) Console.WriteLine("Section name: {0}", customSection.Name) Console.WriteLine("Url: {0}", customSection.Url) Console.WriteLine("Port: {0}", customSection.Port) Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException Console.WriteLine("Using GetSection(string): {0}", err.ToString()) End Try End Sub
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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