Configuration::GetSection Method (String^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Returns the specified ConfigurationSection object.

Namespace: System.Configuration
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)

Syntax

public:
ConfigurationSection^ GetSection(
	String^ sectionName
)

Parameters

sectionName: Type: System::String^
The path to the section to be returned.

Return Value

Type: System.Configuration::ConfigurationSection^

The specified ConfigurationSection object.

Remarks

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.

C++

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Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0