ConfigurationErrorsException Class

Definition

public ref class ConfigurationErrorsException : System::Configuration::ConfigurationException

[System.Serializable]
public class ConfigurationErrorsException : System.Configuration.ConfigurationException

public class ConfigurationErrorsException : System.Configuration.ConfigurationException

[<System.Serializable>]
type ConfigurationErrorsException = class
    inherit ConfigurationException

type ConfigurationErrorsException = class
    inherit ConfigurationException

Public Class ConfigurationErrorsException
Inherits ConfigurationException

Inheritance

Object

Exception

SystemException

ConfigurationException

ConfigurationErrorsException

Attributes

SerializableAttribute

Examples

The following code example creates a custom section and generates a ConfigurationErrorsException exception when it modifies its properties.

using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Collections;

namespace Samples.AspNet
{

    // Define a custom section.
    public sealed class CustomSection :
       ConfigurationSection
    {
        public CustomSection()
        {
        }

        [ConfigurationProperty("fileName", DefaultValue = "default.txt",
                    IsRequired = true, IsKey = false)]
        [StringValidator(InvalidCharacters = " ~!@#$%^&*()[]{}/;'\"|\\",
            MinLength = 1, MaxLength = 60)]
        public string FileName
        {
            get
            {
                return (string)this["fileName"];
            }
            set
            {
                this["fileName"] = value;
            }
        }

        [ConfigurationProperty("maxUsers", DefaultValue = (long)10,
            IsRequired = false)]
        [LongValidator(MinValue = 1, MaxValue = 100,
            ExcludeRange = false)]
        public long MaxUsers
        {
            get
            {
                return (long)this["maxUsers"];
            }
            set
            {
                this["maxUsers"] = value;
            }
        }
    }

    // Create the custom section and write it to
    // the configuration file.
    class UsingConfigurationErrorsException
    {
        // Create a custom section.
        static UsingConfigurationErrorsException()
        {
            // Get the application configuration file.
            System.Configuration.Configuration config =
                    ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
                    ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

            // If the section does not exist in the configuration
            // file, create it and save it to the file.
            if (config.Sections["CustomSection"] == null)
            {
                CustomSection custSection = new CustomSection();
                config.Sections.Add("CustomSection", custSection);
                custSection =
                    config.GetSection("CustomSection") as CustomSection;
                custSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
                config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
            }
        }
        
        // Modify a custom section and cause configuration 
        // error exceptions.
        static void ModifyCustomSection()
        {

            try
            {
                // Get the application configuration file.
                System.Configuration.Configuration config =
                        ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
                        ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

                CustomSection custSection =
                   config.Sections["CustomSection"] as CustomSection;

                // Change the section properties.
                custSection.FileName = "newName.txt";
                
                // Cause an exception.
                custSection.MaxUsers = custSection.MaxUsers + 100;

                if (!custSection.ElementInformation.IsLocked)
                    config.Save();
                else
                    Console.WriteLine(
                        "Section was locked, could not update.");
            }
            catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
            {

                string msg = err.Message;
                Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", msg);

                string fileName = err.Filename;
                Console.WriteLine("Filename: {0}", fileName);

                int lineNumber = err.Line;
                Console.WriteLine("Line: {0}", lineNumber.ToString());

                string bmsg = err.BareMessage;
                Console.WriteLine("BareMessage: {0}", bmsg);

                string source = err.Source;
                Console.WriteLine("Source: {0}", source);

                string st = err.StackTrace;
                Console.WriteLine("StackTrace: {0}", st);
            }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ModifyCustomSection();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Collections.Specialized
Imports System.Collections



' Define a custom section.

NotInheritable Public Class CustomSection
    Inherits ConfigurationSection
    
    Public Sub New() 
    
    End Sub
    
    
    <ConfigurationProperty("fileName", DefaultValue:="default.txt", IsRequired:=True, IsKey:=False), StringValidator(InvalidCharacters:=" ~!@#$%^&*()[]{}/;'""|\", MinLength:=1, MaxLength:=60)> _
    Public Property FileName() As String
        Get
            Return CStr(Me("fileName"))
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As String)
            Me("fileName") = value
        End Set
    End Property
    
    
    <ConfigurationProperty("maxUsers", DefaultValue:=10, IsRequired:=False), LongValidator(MinValue:=1, MaxValue:=100, ExcludeRange:=False)> _
    Public Property MaxUsers() As Long
        Get
            Return Fix(Me("maxUsers"))
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Long)
            Me("maxUsers") = value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class


' Create the custom section and write it to
' the configuration file.

Class UsingConfigurationErrorsException
    
    ' Create a custom section.
    Shared Sub New()

        ' Get the application configuration file.
        Dim config _
        As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
        ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
        ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

        ' If the section does not exist in the configuration
        ' file, create it and save it to the file.
        If config.Sections("CustomSection") Is Nothing Then
            Dim custSection As New CustomSection()
            config.Sections.Add("CustomSection", custSection)
            custSection = config.GetSection("CustomSection")
            custSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = True
            config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
        End If

    End Sub
    
    
    ' Modify a custom section and cause configuration 
    ' error exceptions.
    Shared Sub ModifyCustomSection() 
        
        Try
            ' Get the application configuration file.
            Dim config _
            As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
            ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
            ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

            Dim custSection _
            As CustomSection = _
            config.Sections("CustomSection")
             
            ' Change the section properties.
            custSection.FileName = "newName.txt"
            
            ' Cause an exception.
            custSection.MaxUsers = _
            custSection.MaxUsers + 100
            
            If Not custSection.ElementInformation.IsLocked Then
                config.Save()
            Else
                Console.WriteLine( _
                "Section was locked, could not update.")
            End If
        Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
            
            Dim msg As String = err.Message
            Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", msg)
            Dim fileName As String = err.Filename
            Console.WriteLine("Filename: {0}", _
            fileName)
            Dim lineNumber As Integer = err.Line
            Console.WriteLine("Line: {0}", _
            lineNumber.ToString())
            Dim bmsg As String = err.BareMessage
            Console.WriteLine("BareMessage: {0}", bmsg)
            Dim src As String = err.Source
            Console.WriteLine("Source: {0}", src)
            Dim st As String = err.StackTrace
            Console.WriteLine("StackTrace: {0}", st)
        End Try

    End Sub

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String) 
        ModifyCustomSection()
    
    End Sub
End Class

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,   
      ConfigurationErrorsException, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,   
      PublicKeyToken=null" allowDefinition="Everywhere"   
      allowExeDefinition="MachineToApplication"   
      restartOnExternalChanges="true" />  
  </configSections>  
  <CustomSection fileName="default.txt" maxUsers="10" />  
</configuration>  

Remarks

The ConfigurationErrorsException exception is thrown when any error occurs while configuration information is being read or written.

Constructors

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Methods

Events

Applies to