SettingsProviderCollection::Add Method (ProviderBase^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Adds a new settings provider to the collection.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Parameters
- provider
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Type:
System.Configuration.Provider::ProviderBase^
A ProviderBase to add to the collection.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The provider parameter is not of type SettingsProvider. -or- The Name property of the provider parameter is null or an empty string. -or- A settings provider with the same Name already exists in the collection. |
| NotSupportedException | The collection is read-only. |
| ArgumentNullException | The provider parameter is null. |
The Name property of the SettingsProvider is used as the storage key.
Caution |
|---|
Although the Add method has a single ProviderBase parameter to match the signature of this same method in the base class ProviderCollection, this method will throw an exception if the provider parameter is not of type SettingsProvider. |
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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