GlobalizationSection Class
Configures the globalization settings for a Web application.
Syntax
class GlobalizationSection : ConfigurationSection
Methods
The following table lists the methods exposed by the GlobalizationSection class.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| GetAllowDefinition | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| GetAllowLocation | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| RevertToParent | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| SetAllowDefinition | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| SetAllowLocation | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
Properties
The following table lists the properties exposed by the GlobalizationSection class.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Culture |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the default culture for processing incoming Web requests. For valid culture strings, see the System.Globalization.CultureInfo class. You can also set this property to "auto". Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
EnableBestFitResponseEncoding |
An optional read/write boolean value. true if the best-fit character encoding for a response is enabled; otherwise, false. The default is false. Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
EnableClientBasedCulture |
An optional read/write boolean value. true if the Culture and UICulture properties should be based on the AcceptLanguage header field value that is sent by the client browser; otherwise, false. The default is false.The AcceptLanguage header specifies the language that a given browser prefers. Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
FileEncoding |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the default encoding for .aspx, .asmx, and .asax file parsing. Unicode and UTF-8 files that are saved with the byte order mark prefix are automatically recognized, regardless of the value of this property. Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
Location |
(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) A key property. |
Path |
(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) A key property. |
RequestEncoding |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the assumed encoding of each incoming request, including posted data and the query string. The default is "UTF-8".If the request includes a request header that contains an Accept-Charset attribute, it overrides this property value in the configuration. Note: The default encoding is specified in the globalization section of the Machine.config file that was created when the .NET Framework was installed. If response encoding is not specified in a Machine.config or Web.config file, encoding is set to the default Regional Options locale for the computer. This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
ResourceProviderFactoryType |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the factory type of the resource provider. |
ResponseEncoding |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the content encoding of responses. The default is "UTF-8". Note: The default encoding is specified in the globalization section of the Machine.config file that was created when the .NET Framework was installed. If response encoding is not specified in a Machine.config or Web.config file, encoding is set to the default Regional Options locale for the computer. This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
ResponseHeaderEncoding |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the header encoding of HTTP responses. The default is "UTF-8". Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
SectionInformation |
(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
UICulture |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the default culture for processing locale-dependent resource searches. For valid culture strings, see the System.Globalization.CultureInfo class. You can also set this property to "auto". Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework 2.0. |
Subclasses
This class contains no subclasses.
Inheritance Hierarchy
GlobalizationSection
Requirements
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Client | - IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10 |
| Server | - IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016 |
| Product | - IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 |
| MOF file | WebAdministration.mof |
See Also
System.Globalization.CultureInfo Class
ConfigurationSection Class
globalization Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Web.Configuration.GlobalizationSection Properties
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