ConfigurationSection Constructor

Definition

Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationSection class.

C#
protected ConfigurationSection();

Examples

The following example shows how to use the ConfigurationSection constructor. This example assumes that you have created a custom section class named CustomSection. For an example of such a class, see the ConfigurationSection class overview.

C#

// Create a custom section.
static void CreateSection()
{
    try
    {

        CustomSection customSection;

        // Get the current configuration file.
        System.Configuration.Configuration config =
                ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
                ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

        // Create the section entry  
        // in the <configSections> and the 
        // related target section in <configuration>.
        if (config.Sections["CustomSection"] == null)
        {
            customSection = new CustomSection();
            config.Sections.Add("CustomSection", customSection);
            customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
            config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
        }
    }
    catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
    }
}

Remarks

To use the ConfigurationSection constructor, you need to define a custom section type first. For an example see the ConfigurationSection class overview.

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