ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.Get Method

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06/14/2022

Retrieves the specified member of a collection from a configuration section.

Syntax

ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.Get   
   CollectionName,   
   ElementIdentifier,   
   CollectionElement;

ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.Get   
CollectionName,   
ElementIdentifier,   
CollectionElement

Parameters

Name	Description
`CollectionName`	A `string` value that contains the name of the collection that will be retrieved (for example, "Modules"). The collection name can represent a nested collection and can use indexes. The index can be either a zero-based integer index or a string (for example, [9] or "KeyProperty='Value'"). For more information, see the Remarks section. Note: The `CollectionName` is the name of the section as it is found in the configuration file, not the name of the corresponding WMI class (for example, "Modules", not "ModulesSection").
`ElementIdentifier`	A `string` value that specifies a key property and value of the collection element to be retrieved. The string must be in the format "KeyProperty1='Value1',KeyProperty2='Value2',…" (for example, "Name='RoleManager'").
`CollectionElement`	A CollectionElement object variable into which the retrieved collection element will be put (for example, `oModule`).

Return Value

void.

Remarks

This method is useful when you want to retrieve only one member of a collection.

The following examples demonstrate syntax variations for the CollectionName parameter.

The following syntax shows a CollectionName parameter that uses a string-based "KeyProperty='Value'" index and specifies a nested collection:

traceFailedRequests[path='Rule_2'].TraceAreas.TraceAreas

You can specify the same value with a zero-based index:

traceFailedRequests[1].TraceAreas.TraceAreas

If the ElementIdentifier parameter is "provider='ASP'" and the CollectionElement output variable is oTraceAreaElement, the complete call to the Get method might look like the following syntax:

oSection.Get _

"traceFailedRequests[path='Rule_2'].TraceAreas.TraceAreas", _

"provider='ASP'", oTraceAreaElement

The following syntax shows the complete call with a zero-based index:

oSection.Get _

"traceFailedRequests[1].TraceAreas.TraceAreas", _

"provider='ASP'", oTraceAreaElement

Example

The following example retrieves the name and type of the RoleManager module from the <modules> section of the ApplicationHost.config file.

' Connect to the WMI WebAdministration namespace.  
Set oWebAdmin = GetObject("winmgmts:root\WebAdministration")  
  
' First, get the <modules> section by using the inherited   
' WMI Get method on the WMI class name of the section  
' (that is, "ModulesSection").  
Set oSection = oWebAdmin.Get( _  
    "ModulesSection.Path='MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST/'," & _  
    "Location=''")  
  
' Display the path.   
WScript.Echo "Path: " & oSection.Path_.RelPath  
  
' Retrieve the RoleManager member of the collection.  
' This is the ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.Get method,  
' so use the collection name found in the configuration file  
' (that is, "Modules").  
oSection.Get "Modules", "Name='RoleManager'", oModule  
  
' Display the module name and type.  
WScript.Echo "Module Name: " & oModule.Name  
WScript.Echo "Module Type: " & oModule.Type  
  
' Output:  
' Path: ModulesSection.Location="",Path="MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST/"  
' Module Name: RoleManager  
' Module Type: System.Web.Security.RoleManagerModule

Requirements

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof