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codeSubDirectories Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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Defines an ordered collection of subdirectories that contains files to compile at run time.

This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<codeSubDirectories>
   <add />
   <clear/>
   <remove /> 
/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element Description

add

Optional element.

Adds a subdirectory to the collection of subdirectories that contain files to compile at run time.

clear

Optional element.

Removes all references to inherited subdirectory names, allowing only the subdirectories that are added by the current add element.

remove

Optional element.

Removes a reference to an inherited subdirectory name from the collection.

Parent Elements

Element Description

configuration

Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications.

system.web

Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.

compilation

Configures all compilation settings that ASP.NET uses to compile applications.

Remarks

The codeSubDirectories element defines an ordered collection of subdirectories that contain files to compile at run time.

Subdirectory names are relative to the App_Code directory.

The build order is inferred from the top-down order of the codeSubDirectories collection. The App_Code directory is built last. However, there are no build order dependencies, which means that the build order is not significant.

Default Configuration

There is no default codeSubDirectories element configured for ASP.NET.

Example

The following code example shows how to define an ordered collection of assembly subdirectories. The subdirectories are listed in the order that the code must be compiled that is function of your code dependencies.

<configuration>
   <system.web>
      <compilation>
         <codeSubDirectories>
           <add directoryName="mySubDir1"/>
           <add directoryName="mySubDir2"/>
           <add directoryName="mySubDir3"/>
         </codeSubDirectories>
      </compilation>
   </system.web>
</configuration>

Element Information

Configuration section handler

CompilationSection

Configuration member

CodeSubDirectories

CodeSubDirectoriesCollection

Configurable locations

Machine.config

Root-level Web.config

Application-level Web.config

Virtual or physical directory–level Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0

The .NET Framework version 2.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

compilation Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
add Element for codeSubDirectories for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for codeSubDirectories for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for codeSubDirectories for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
buildProviders Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
assemblies Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
compilers Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
expressionBuilders Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
CompilationSection
Assemblies
AssemblyCollection

Concepts

ASP.NET Compilation Model
ASP.NET Web Page Code Model
ASP.NET Web Site Precompilation Overview
ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration API