WebConfigurationManager::OpenWebConfiguration Method (String)
Opens the Web-application configuration file as a Configuration object using the specified virtual path to allow read or write operations.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System::String
The virtual path to the configuration file. If nullptr, the root Web.config file is opened.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ConfigurationErrorsException | A valid configuration file could not be loaded. |
To obtain the Configuration object for a resource, your code must have read privileges on all the configuration files from which it inherits settings. To update a configuration file, your code must additionally have write privileges for both the configuration file and the directory in which it exists.
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| How to: Read Application Settings from the Web.config File | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Access ASP.NET Configuration Settings Programmatically | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: View Inherited and Local Configuration Settings Programmatically | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Read Application Settings from the Web.config File | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Access ASP.NET Configuration Settings Programmatically | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: View Inherited and Local Configuration Settings Programmatically | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
The following example shows how to access configuration information with the OpenWebConfiguration method.
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.