ConfigurationSection.SectionInformation Property

Definition

Gets a SectionInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection object.

C#
public System.Configuration.SectionInformation SectionInformation { get; }

Property Value

A SectionInformation that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the SectionInformation property.

C#

static void DisplayCustomSectionInformation()
{

    try
    {
        CustomSection customSection;

        customSection =
            ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection") as CustomSection;

        if (customSection == null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to load " + "CustomSection" + ".");
        }
        else
        {
            // Display specific information
            Console.WriteLine("Defaults:");
            Console.WriteLine("File Name:       {0}", customSection.FileName);
            Console.WriteLine("Max Users:       {0}", customSection.MaxUsers);
            Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time:   {0}", customSection.MaxIdleTime);

            // Display generic information
            Console.WriteLine("Generic information:");
            Console.WriteLine("AllowExeDefinition:  {0}",
                customSection.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("IsLocked:            {0}",
                customSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked.ToString());
        }
    }
    catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
    }
}

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

See also