ElementInformation.Type Property

 

Gets the type of the associated ConfigurationElement object.

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

Public ReadOnly Property Type As Type

Property Value

Type: System.Type

The type of the associated ConfigurationElement object.

The following example shows how to use the Type property.

Public Shared Sub GetElementType() 

    ' Get the current configuration file.
    Dim config _
    As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
    ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
    ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

    ' Get the section.
    Dim section As UrlsSection = _
    CType(config.GetSection("MyUrls"), UrlsSection)

    ' Get the element.
    Dim url As UrlConfigElement = _
    section.Simple

    ' Get the element type.
    Dim elType As Type = _
    url.ElementInformation.Type

    Console.WriteLine("Url element type: {0}", _
    elType.ToString())

End Sub 'GetElementType

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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