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IConfiguration.GetSection(String) Method

Definition

Gets a configuration sub-section with the specified key.

public:
 Microsoft::Extensions::Configuration::IConfigurationSection ^ GetSection(System::String ^ key);
public Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfigurationSection GetSection (string key);
abstract member GetSection : string -> Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfigurationSection
Public Function GetSection (key As String) As IConfigurationSection

Parameters

key
String

The key of the configuration section.

Returns

The IConfigurationSection.

Remarks

This method will never return null. If no matching sub-section is found with the specified key, an empty IConfigurationSection will be returned.

Applies to