The ASP.NET configuration API allows you to develop, deploy, and manage application configuration data by using a single programming interface. Using the configuration API, you can develop and modify complete ASP.NET configurations programmatically without directly editing the XML in the configuration files. In addition, you can use the configuration API in console applications and scripts that you develop, in Web-based management tools, and in MMC snap-ins.
Provides conceptual information about using the configuration classes in various configuration scenarios such as accessing global configuration data, accessing local configuration data, accessing remote configuration data, updating configuration settings, and the privileges required for each scenario.
Provides a code example that demonstrates how to obtain a configuration file that contains all the configuration settings at a particular node, including those that are inherited.
Provides a code example to describe how to implement, configure, and use a simple configuration section handler by inheriting the ConfigurationSection class.
Provides a legacy code example to describe how to implement, configure, and use a simple configuration section handler by implementing the IConfigurationSectionHandler class.