Configuration.HasFile Property

Definition

Gets a value that indicates whether a file exists for the resource represented by this Configuration object.

C#
public bool HasFile { get; }

Property Value

true if there is a configuration file; otherwise, false.

Examples

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

C#
bool hasFile = config.HasFile;
Console.WriteLine("Has file: {0}", hasFile.ToString());

Remarks

The HasFile property also returns true when the resource represented by this Configuration object inherits settings from a Web.config file.

The HasFile property returns false when this Configuration object represents a location-specific configuration.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (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, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10