KeyValueConfigurationCollection Class

Contains a collection of KeyValueConfigurationElement objects.

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

'Declaration
Public Class KeyValueConfigurationCollection
	Inherits ConfigurationElementCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As KeyValueConfigurationCollection

public class KeyValueConfigurationCollection extends ConfigurationElementCollection
public class KeyValueConfigurationCollection extends ConfigurationElementCollection
Not applicable.

This class represents a collection of pairs, where each pair consists of a string serving as a collection key and a string value. Because the first element is a key, it must be unique across the collection.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the KeyValueConfigurationCollection type.

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Configuration

Namespace Samples.Aspnet.Config
  Class KeyValueConfigCollection
    Public Shared Sub Main()
      Try
        ' Set the path of the config file.
        Dim configPath As String = "/aspnet"

        ' Get the Web application configuration object.
        Dim config As Configuration = _
          WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(configPath)

        ' Get the section related object.
        Dim configSection As System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection = _
        CType(config.GetSection("appSettings"), System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection)

        '      Dim configSection As AppSettingsSection = _
        '       (AppSettingsSection)config.GetSection("appSettings")

        ' Display title and info.
        Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Configuration Info")
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Display Config details.
        Console.WriteLine("File Path: {0}", config.FilePath)
        Console.WriteLine("Section Path: {0}", _
          configSection.SectionInformation.Name.ToString())
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Create the KeyValueConfigurationElement.
        Dim myAdminKeyVal As KeyValueConfigurationElement = _
          New KeyValueConfigurationElement _
          ("myAdminTool", "admin.aspx")


        ' Determine if the configuration contains
        ' any KeyValueConfigurationElements.
        Dim configSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
        config.AppSettings.Settings()

        If configSettings.AllKeys.Length = 0 Then
          ' Add KeyValueConfigurationElement to collection.
          config.AppSettings.Settings.Add(myAdminKeyVal)

          If Not configSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked Then
            config.Save()
            Console.WriteLine("** Configuration updated.")
          Else
            Console.WriteLine("** Could not update, section is locked.")
          End If
        End If

        ' Get the KeyValueConfigurationCollection 
        ' from the configuration.
        Dim settings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
        config.AppSettings.Settings()

        ' Display each KeyValueConfigurationElement.
        Dim keyValueElement As KeyValueConfigurationElement
        For Each keyValueElement In settings
          Console.WriteLine("Key: {0}", keyValueElement.Key)
          Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", keyValueElement.Value)
          Console.WriteLine()
        Next

      Catch e As System.ArgumentException
        ' Unknown error.
        Console.WriteLine(e.ToString())
      End Try
      ' Display and wait
      Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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