ConfigurationElement.GetChildElement Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Web.Administration

Assembly:

Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll

Returns a child element that is under the current configuration element.

Overloads

GetChildElement(String)	Returns a child element that is under the current configuration element and has the specified name.
GetChildElement(String, Type)	Returns a child element that is under the current configuration element and has the specified name and type.

GetChildElement(String)

Returns a child element that is under the current configuration element and has the specified name.

public:
 Microsoft::Web::Administration::ConfigurationElement ^ GetChildElement(System::String ^ elementName);

public Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationElement GetChildElement (string elementName);

member this.GetChildElement : string -> Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationElement

Public Function GetChildElement (elementName As String) As ConfigurationElement

Parameters

elementName

String

The name of the element being requested.

Returns

ConfigurationElement

A ConfigurationElement object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The elementName parameter is null or empty.

Remarks

You should use this method if the current element does not represent the root element for a collection. To return individual items in a configuration collection, use the GetCollection method.

GetChildElement(String, Type)

Returns a child element that is under the current configuration element and has the specified name and type.

public:
 Microsoft::Web::Administration::ConfigurationElement ^ GetChildElement(System::String ^ elementName, Type ^ elementType);

public Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationElement GetChildElement (string elementName, Type elementType);

member this.GetChildElement : string * Type -> Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationElement

Public Function GetChildElement (elementName As String, elementType As Type) As ConfigurationElement

Parameters

elementName

String

The name of the element being requested.

elementType

Type

The .NET Framework type of the element being requested.

Returns

ConfigurationElement

A ConfigurationElement object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The elementType parameter is null.

Remarks

You should use this method if the current element does not represent the root element for a collection. To return individual items in a configuration collection, use the GetCollection method.