ContextInformation.HostingContext Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Package:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v8.0.0

Source:

ContextInformation.cs

Gets the context of the environment where the configuration property is being evaluated.

public:
 property System::Object ^ HostingContext { System::Object ^ get(); };

public object HostingContext { get; }

member this.HostingContext : obj

Public ReadOnly Property HostingContext As Object

Property Value

Object

An object specifying the environment where the configuration property is being evaluated.

Examples

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

// Create an object based on HostingContext.
WebContext myWC =
  (WebContext)config.EvaluationContext.HostingContext;
// Use the WebContext object to determine
// the ApplicationLevel.
Console.WriteLine("ApplicationLevel: {0}",
  myWC.ApplicationLevel);

' Create an object based on HostingContext.
Dim myWC As WebContext = _
  config.EvaluationContext.HostingContext
' Use the WebContext object to determine
' the ApplicationLevel.
Console.WriteLine("ApplicationLevel: {0}", _
  myWC.ApplicationLevel)

Remarks

The possible HostingContext value is WebContext, ExeContext, or null.

See also

• WebContext
• ExeContext