AppSettingsSection Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides configuration system support for the appSettings configuration section. This class cannot be inherited.

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Configuration::ConfigurationElement
System.Configuration::ConfigurationSection
System.Configuration::AppSettingsSection

Syntax

C++

public ref class AppSettingsSection sealed : ConfigurationSection

Constructors

	Name	Description
	AppSettingsSection()	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Initializes a new instance of the AppSettingsSection class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	CurrentConfiguration	Gets a reference to the top-level Configuration instance that represents the configuration hierarchy that the current ConfigurationElement instance belongs to.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	ElementInformation	Gets an ElementInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationElement object. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	ElementProperty	Gets the ConfigurationElementProperty object that represents the ConfigurationElement object itself.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	File	Gets or sets a configuration file that provides additional settings or overrides the settings specified in the appSettings element.
	Item[ConfigurationProperty^]	Gets or sets a property or attribute of this configuration element.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	Item[String^]	Gets or sets a property, attribute, or child element of this configuration element.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	LockAllAttributesExcept	Gets the collection of locked attributes.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	LockAllElementsExcept	Gets the collection of locked elements.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	LockAttributes	Gets the collection of locked attributes (Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	LockElements	Gets the collection of locked elements.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	LockItem	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element is locked.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	Properties	Gets the collection of properties.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	SectionInformation	Gets a SectionInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection object. (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	Settings	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that contains application settings.

Methods

	Name	Description
	DeserializeElement(XmlReader^, Boolean)	Reads XML from the configuration file.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	DeserializeSection(XmlReader^)	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Reads XML from the configuration file.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	Equals(Object^)	Compares the current ConfigurationElement instance to the specified object.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	GetHashCode()	Gets a unique value representing the current ConfigurationElement instance.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	GetRuntimeObject()	Returns a custom object when overridden in a derived class.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	Init()	Sets the ConfigurationElement object to its initial state.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	InitializeDefault()	Used to initialize a default set of values for the ConfigurationElement object.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	IsModified()	Indicates whether this configuration element has been modified since it was last saved or loaded when implemented in a derived class.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	IsReadOnly()	Gets a value indicating whether the ConfigurationElement object is read-only.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	Reset(ConfigurationElement^)	Resets the internal state of the ConfigurationElement object, including the locks and the properties collections.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	ResetModified()	Resets the value of the IsModified method to false when implemented in a derived class.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	SerializeElement(XmlWriter^, Boolean)	Writes the contents of this configuration element to the configuration file when implemented in a derived class.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	SerializeSection(ConfigurationElement^, String^, ConfigurationSaveMode)	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Creates an XML string containing an unmerged view of the ConfigurationSection object as a single section to write to a file.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	SerializeToXmlElement(XmlWriter^, String^)	Writes the outer tags of this configuration element to the configuration file when implemented in a derived class.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	SetReadOnly()	Sets the IsReadOnly property for the ConfigurationElement object and all subelements.(Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)
	ShouldSerializeElementInTargetVersion(ConfigurationElement^, String^, FrameworkName^)	Indicates whether the specified element should be serialized when the configuration object hierarchy is serialized for the specified target version of the .NET Framework.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	ShouldSerializePropertyInTargetVersion(ConfigurationProperty^, String^, FrameworkName^, ConfigurationElement^)	Indicates whether the specified property should be serialized when the configuration object hierarchy is serialized for the specified target version of the .NET Framework.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	ShouldSerializeSectionInTargetVersion(FrameworkName^)	Indicates whether the current ConfigurationSection instance should be serialized when the configuration object hierarchy is serialized for the specified target version of the .NET Framework.(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Unmerge(ConfigurationElement^, ConfigurationElement^, ConfigurationSaveMode)	Modifies the ConfigurationElement object to remove all values that should not be saved. (Inherited from ConfigurationElement.)

The appSettings configuration section provides for key/value pairs of string values for an application. Rather than accessing these values by using an instance of an AppSettingsSection object, you should use the AppSettings property of the ConfigurationManager class or the AppSettings property of the WebConfigurationManager class.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the AppSettingsSection class in a console application. It reads and writes the key/value pairs that are contained by the appSettings section. It also shows how to access the File property of the AppSettingsSection class.