ConfigurationSection.SerializeSection Method

Definition

Creates an XML string containing an unmerged view of the ConfigurationSection object as a single section to write to a file.

C#
protected internal virtual string SerializeSection(System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement parentElement, string name, System.Configuration.ConfigurationSaveMode saveMode);
C#
protected virtual string SerializeSection(System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement parentElement, string name, System.Configuration.ConfigurationSaveMode saveMode);

Parameters

parentElement
ConfigurationElement

The ConfigurationElement instance to use as the parent when performing the un-merge.

name
String

The name of the section to create.

saveMode
ConfigurationSaveMode

The ConfigurationSaveMode instance to use when writing to a string.

Returns

An XML string containing an unmerged view of the ConfigurationSection object.

Remarks

Serialization refers to the transformation of real-time data, contained in an object, to XML format and its storage to a 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