SectionInformation Class
Assembly: System.Configuration (in system.configuration.dll)
The SectionInformation object contains the metadata about an individual section within the configuration hierarchy. This object can be used in order to validate and change the properties of an individual section.
The SectionInformation class is introduced in the . For more information, see The .NET Framework 3.5 Architecture.
The following example shows how to get the SectionInformation metadata that is associated with a ConfigurationSection object.
Public Shared Function GetSectionInformation() _ As SectionInformation ' 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) Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _ section.SectionInformation Return sInfo End Function 'GetSectionInformation
The following example is an excerpt of the configuration file that is used by the previous example.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="MyUrls" type="Samples.AspNet.UrlsSection,
ConfigurationElement, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=null" allowDefinition="Everywhere"
allowExeDefinition="MachineToApplication"
restartOnExternalChanges="true" />
</configSections>
<MyUrls name="MyFavorites">
<simple name="Contoso" url="http://www.contoso.com" port="8080" />
<urls>
<clear />
<add name="Microsoft" url="http://www.microsoft.com" port="0" />
</urls>
</MyUrls>
</configuration>
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.