ConfigurationElementCollection.GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement) Method

Definition

Gets the element key for a specified configuration element when overridden in a derived class.

C#
protected abstract object GetElementKey(System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement element);

Parameters

element
ConfigurationElement

The ConfigurationElement to return the key for.

Returns

An Object that acts as the key for the specified ConfigurationElement.

Examples

The following code example shows how to override GetElementKey method.

C#
protected override Object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
{
    return ((UrlConfigElement)element).Name;
}

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