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ProviderCollection.Add Method
Visual Studio 2010
Adds a provider to the collection.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Parameters
- provider
- Type: System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderBase
The provider to be added.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| NotSupportedException | The collection is read-only. |
| ArgumentNullException | provider is Nothing. |
| ArgumentException | The Name of provider is Nothing. - or - The length of the Name of provider is less than 1. |
The Add method first checks for any exceptions (as listed in the Exceptions section), and then calls the Hashtable.Add method. It passes in the object referenced by the provider parameter as well as the Name property of the provider to be used as the key in the Hashtable object.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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