KeyValueConfigurationElement Class

Definition

public ref class KeyValueConfigurationElement : System::Configuration::ConfigurationElement

public class KeyValueConfigurationElement : System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement

type KeyValueConfigurationElement = class
    inherit ConfigurationElement

Public Class KeyValueConfigurationElement
Inherits ConfigurationElement

Inheritance

Object

ConfigurationElement

KeyValueConfigurationElement

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use members of the KeyValueConfigurationElement class.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Configuration;

namespace Samples.Aspnet.Config
{
  class KeyValueConfigCollection
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      try
      {
        // Set the path of the config file.
        string configPath = "/aspnet";

        // Get the Web application configuration object.
        Configuration config =
          WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(configPath);

        // Get the section related object.
        AppSettingsSection configSection =
          (AppSettingsSection)config.GetSection
          ("appSettings");

        // Display title and info.
        Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Configuration Info");
        Console.WriteLine();

        // Display Config details.
        Console.WriteLine("File Path: {0}",
          config.FilePath);
        Console.WriteLine("Section Path: {0}",
          configSection.SectionInformation.Name.ToString());
        Console.WriteLine();

        // Create the KeyValueConfigurationElement.
        KeyValueConfigurationElement myAdminKeyVal = 
          new KeyValueConfigurationElement(
          "myAdminTool", "admin.aspx");

        // Determine if the configuration contains
        // any KeyValueConfigurationElements.
        KeyValueConfigurationCollection configSettings = 
          config.AppSettings.Settings;
        if (configSettings.AllKeys.Length == 0)
        {
          // Add KeyValueConfigurationElement to collection.
          config.AppSettings.Settings.Add(myAdminKeyVal);

          if (!configSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked)
          {
            config.Save();
            Console.WriteLine("** Configuration updated.");
          }
          else
          {
            Console.WriteLine("** Could not update, section is locked.");
          }
        }

        // Get the KeyValueConfigurationCollection 
        // from the configuration.
        KeyValueConfigurationCollection settings = 
          config.AppSettings.Settings;

        // Display each KeyValueConfigurationElement.
        foreach (KeyValueConfigurationElement keyValueElement in settings)
        {
          Console.WriteLine("Key: {0}", keyValueElement.Key);
          Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", keyValueElement.Value);
          Console.WriteLine();
        }
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
        // Unknown error.
        Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
      }

      // Display and wait
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
  }
}

Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Configuration

Namespace Samples.Aspnet.Config
  Class KeyValueConfigCollection
    Public Shared Sub Main()
      Try
        ' Set the path of the config file.
        Dim configPath As String = "/aspnet"

        ' Get the Web application configuration object.
        Dim config As Configuration = _
          WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(configPath)

        ' Get the section related object.
        Dim configSection As System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection = _
        CType(config.GetSection("appSettings"), System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection)

        '      Dim configSection As AppSettingsSection = _
        '       (AppSettingsSection)config.GetSection("appSettings")

        ' Display title and info.
        Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Configuration Info")
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Display Config details.
        Console.WriteLine("File Path: {0}", config.FilePath)
        Console.WriteLine("Section Path: {0}", _
          configSection.SectionInformation.Name.ToString())
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Create the KeyValueConfigurationElement.
        Dim myAdminKeyVal As KeyValueConfigurationElement = _
          New KeyValueConfigurationElement _
          ("myAdminTool", "admin.aspx")


        ' Determine if the configuration contains
        ' any KeyValueConfigurationElements.
        Dim configSettings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
        config.AppSettings.Settings()

        If configSettings.AllKeys.Length = 0 Then
          ' Add KeyValueConfigurationElement to collection.
          config.AppSettings.Settings.Add(myAdminKeyVal)

          If Not configSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked Then
            config.Save()
            Console.WriteLine("** Configuration updated.")
          Else
            Console.WriteLine("** Could not update, section is locked.")
          End If
        End If

        ' Get the KeyValueConfigurationCollection 
        ' from the configuration.
        Dim settings As KeyValueConfigurationCollection = _
        config.AppSettings.Settings()

        ' Display each KeyValueConfigurationElement.
        Dim keyValueElement As KeyValueConfigurationElement
        For Each keyValueElement In settings
          Console.WriteLine("Key: {0}", keyValueElement.Key)
          Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", keyValueElement.Value)
          Console.WriteLine()
        Next

      Catch e As System.ArgumentException
        ' Unknown error.
        Console.WriteLine(e.ToString())
      End Try
      ' Display and wait
      Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

Remarks

The KeyValueConfigurationElement object inherits from the ConfigurationElement base class. The ConfigurationElement object represents an element within a configuration file. The KeyValueConfigurationElement object can belong in a KeyValueConfigurationCollection collection.

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Applies to

See also

• ConfigurationElement