Configuration.AppSettings Property

Definition

Gets the AppSettingsSection object configuration section that applies to this Configuration object.

C#
public System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection AppSettings { get; }

Property Value

An AppSettingsSection object representing the appSettings configuration section that applies to this Configuration object.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the AppSettings property.

C#
try
{
    AppSettingsSection appSettings =
        config.AppSettings as AppSettingsSection;
    Console.WriteLine("Section name: {0}",
            appSettings.SectionInformation.SectionName);

    // Get the AppSettings section elements.
    Console.WriteLine();
    Console.WriteLine("Using AppSettings property.");
    Console.WriteLine("Application settings:");
    // 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 (ConfigurationErrorsException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Using AppSettings property: {0}",
        e.ToString());
}

Remarks

Use the AppSettings property to access and change the appSettings configuration section defined by default in the open configuration file.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided)
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9