ElementInformation.IsLocked Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Source:

ElementInformation.cs

Gets a value that indicates whether the associated ConfigurationElement object cannot be modified.

C#

public bool IsLocked { get; }

Property Value

Boolean

true if the associated ConfigurationElement object cannot be modified; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the IsLocked property.

C#

static public void IsElementLocked()
{
    // Get the current configuration file.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
            ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
            ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
    
    // Get the section.
    UrlsSection section =
        (UrlsSection)config.GetSection("MyUrls");

    // Get the element.
    UrlConfigElement url = section.Simple;

    bool isLocked =
        url.ElementInformation.IsLocked;
    Console.WriteLine("Url element is locked? {0}",
        isLocked.ToString());
}

Remarks

The IsLocked property returns true when the related element is locked by the AllowOverride, AllowDefinition, or LockAllAttributesExcept property.

Applies to