TypeNameConverter Class
Assembly: System.Configuration (in system.configuration.dll)
This type, like all the other configuration converter types, converts strings found in the configuration file to and from the related strongly typed properties.
In particular, the TypeNameConverter class converts a String value, assigned to a configuration type, to a Type value and vice versa. The type referred to is the class responsible for processing the configuration it is associated with.
The following example shows how to obtain a type associated with a custom section. For the implementation of the custom section, refer to the code example in the ConfigurationConverterBase class reference.
Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Configuration NotInheritable Public Class UsingTypeNameConverter Public Shared Sub GetTypeName() Try Dim section As CustomSection = _ ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection") Console.WriteLine( _ "CustomSection type: {0}", section) Catch e As System.Exception Console.WriteLine(e.Message) End Try End Sub 'GetTypeName End Class 'UsingTypeNameConverter
The following example is a configuration excerpt used by the previous example.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="CustomSection"
type="Samples.AspNet.CustomSection,
ConfigurationConverters,
Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=null"
allowDefinition="Everywhere"
allowExeDefinition="MachineToApplication"
restartOnExternalChanges="true" />
</configSections>
<CustomSection fileName="default.txt" maxIdleTime="90"
timeDelay="infinite" cdStr="str0, str1" permission="Read"
maxUsers="Infinite"/>
</configuration>
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
System.Configuration.ConfigurationConverterBase
System.Configuration.TypeNameConverter
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.