SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition Property

 

Gets or sets a value that indicates where in the configuration file hierarchy the associated configuration section can be declared.

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

Public Property AllowExeDefinition As ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition

Property Value

Type: System.Configuration.ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition

A value that indicates where in the configuration file hierarchy the associated ConfigurationSection object can be declared for .exe files.

Exception Condition
ConfigurationErrorsException

The selected value conflicts with a value that is already defined.

AllowExeDefinition applies only to configuration files of client applications. For Web applications, you must use AllowDefinition.

The examples in this section show how to get the AllowExeDefinition property value after accessing the related section information in the configuration file.

The following example gets the SectionInformation object.

' 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

The following example gets the AllowExeDefinition value.

Dim allowExeDefinition _
As ConfigurationAllowExeDefinition = _
sInfo.AllowExeDefinition
Console.WriteLine("Allow exe definition: {0}", _
allowExeDefinition.ToString())

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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