SettingsProviderCollection::Add Method
Adds a new settings provider to the collection.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Parameters
- provider
- Type: System.Configuration.Provider::ProviderBase
A ProviderBase to add to the collection.
| Exception | Condition |
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| 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 nullptr. |
The Name property of the SettingsProvider is used as the storage key.
Caution |
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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. |
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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