WebConfigurationManager::GetSection Method (String)
Retrieves the specified configuration section from the current Web application's configuration file.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Parameters
- sectionName
- Type: System::String
The configuration section name.
Return Value
Type: System::ObjectThe specified configuration section object, or nullptr if the section does not exist. Remember that security restrictions exist on the use of GetSection as a runtime operation. You might not be able to access a section at run time for modifications, for example.
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| ConfigurationErrorsException | A valid configuration file could not be loaded. |
If GetSection is called from within a Web application, it gets the section from the configuration file selected by the system according to the Web-application configuration hierarchy.
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If your application uses a different protocol than HTTP, the GetSection overload that takes both a section name and a path in its parameter list is the one to use. You must specify the configuration file path because the system cannot make any assumptions about the configuration hierarchy level. If you use the GetSection overload that takes only a section name, the system will always attempt to return the configuration settings at the application level. Note, though, that if its specified path is outside of the current application, the overload that takes a path will also return the application-level configuration settings for the currently running application. |
You could call GetSection from within a client application. In this case, it gets the default section from the configuration file selected by the system according to the client configuration hierarchy. Usually, this is the Machine.config file, unless you have a mapped configuration in place. For mapping configuration files, refer to the mapping methods described next.
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The GetSection method is a run-time method that operates on the section of a configuration file at the hierarchy level in which the application runs. For a non-run-time operation, use GetSection instead. This method operates on the specified section of a configuration file that you obtain using one of the overloaded methods for opening a configuration file, OpenWebConfiguration. |
The return value must be cast to the expected configuration type before use. To avoid possible casting exceptions, you should use a conditional casting operation like the as operator in C# or the TryCast function in Visual Basic.
The examples in this section show how to access configuration information with the GetSection method.
The following example shows a section that can be accessed from either a Web application or a console application.
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This example demonstrates how to use the GetWebApplicationSection method to get a ConfigurationSection object from a configuration file. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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