clear Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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

<configuration> Element
  system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
    compilation Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
      assemblies Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
        clear Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

<clear/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

Specifies the 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.

assemblies

Defines a collection of assembly names that are used during compilation of an ASP.NET application.

Remarks

The clear element removes all references to inherited assembly names that are contained in the assemblies collection, allowing only the assembly names that are added by the current add element.

The assemblies element defines a collection of assembly names that are used during compilation of an ASP.NET application.

Default Configuration

The following default assemblies element is not explicitly configured in the Machine.config file or in the root Web.config file. However, it is the default configuration that is returned by the application. Items are added to the assemblies collection in the root Web.config file.

<assemblies>
   <clear />
</assemblies>

Example

The following code example demonstrates how to remove all assembly references.

<configuration>
   <compilation>
      <assemblies>
         <clear/>
      </assemblies>
   </compilation>
</configuration>

Element Information

Configuration section handler

CompilationSection

Configuration member

Clear

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, IIS 5.1, or IIS 6.0

The .NET Framework version 1.0, 1.1, 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

assemblies Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

add Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

remove Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

configuration Element (General Settings Schema)

system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

compilation Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

System.Configuration

System.Web.Configuration

CompilationSection

Clear

Concepts

ASP.NET Compilation Overview

ASP.NET Web Page Syntax 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

ASP.NET Web Site Administration

ASP.NET Configuration Files

ASP.NET Configuration API