ConfigurationSection.SerializeSection Method (ConfigurationElement, String, ConfigurationSaveMode)
.NET Framework (current version)
This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Creates an XML string containing an unmerged view of the ConfigurationSection object as a single section to write to a file.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
abstract SerializeSection : parentElement:ConfigurationElement * name:string * saveMode:ConfigurationSaveMode -> string override SerializeSection : parentElement:ConfigurationElement * name:string * saveMode:ConfigurationSaveMode -> string
Parameters
- parentElement
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Type:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement
The ConfigurationElement instance to use as the parent when performing the un-merge.
- name
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Type:
System.String
The name of the section to create.
- saveMode
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Type:
System.Configuration.ConfigurationSaveMode
The ConfigurationSaveMode instance to use when writing to a string.
Return Value
Type: System.StringAn XML string containing an unmerged view of the ConfigurationSection object.
Serialization refers to the transformation of real-time data, contained in an object, to XML format and its storage to a configuration file.
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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