ConfigurationSectionCollection Class
Definition
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Represents a collection of related sections within a configuration file.
public ref class ConfigurationSectionCollection sealed : System::Collections::Specialized::NameObjectCollectionBasepublic sealed class ConfigurationSectionCollection : System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase[System.Serializable]
public sealed class ConfigurationSectionCollection : System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBasetype ConfigurationSectionCollection = class
inherit NameObjectCollectionBase[<System.Serializable>]
type ConfigurationSectionCollection = class
inherit NameObjectCollectionBasePublic NotInheritable Class ConfigurationSectionCollection
Inherits NameObjectCollectionBase- Inheritance
- Attributes
Examples
The following code example shows how to use the ConfigurationSectionCollection class.
using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections;
namespace Samples.AspNet.Configuration
{
// Define a custom section programmatically.
public sealed class CustomSection :
ConfigurationSection
{
// The collection (property bag) that contains
// the section properties.
private static ConfigurationPropertyCollection _Properties;
// The FileName property.
private static readonly ConfigurationProperty _FileName =
new ConfigurationProperty("fileName",
typeof(string), "default.txt",
ConfigurationPropertyOptions.IsRequired);
// The MasUsers property.
private static readonly ConfigurationProperty _MaxUsers =
new ConfigurationProperty("maxUsers",
typeof(long), (long)1000,
ConfigurationPropertyOptions.None);
// The MaxIdleTime property.
private static readonly ConfigurationProperty _MaxIdleTime =
new ConfigurationProperty("maxIdleTime",
typeof(TimeSpan), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
ConfigurationPropertyOptions.IsRequired);
// CustomSection constructor.
public CustomSection()
{
// Property initialization
_Properties =
new ConfigurationPropertyCollection();
_Properties.Add(_FileName);
_Properties.Add(_MaxUsers);
_Properties.Add(_MaxIdleTime);
}
// This is a key customization.
// It returns the initialized property bag.
protected override ConfigurationPropertyCollection Properties
{
get
{
return _Properties;
}
}
[StringValidator(InvalidCharacters = " ~!@#$%^&*()[]{}/;'\"|\\",
MinLength = 1, MaxLength = 60)]
public string FileName
{
get
{
return (string)this["fileName"];
}
set
{
this["fileName"] = value;
}
}
[LongValidator(MinValue = 1, MaxValue = 1000000,
ExcludeRange = false)]
public long MaxUsers
{
get
{
return (long)this["maxUsers"];
}
set
{
this["maxUsers"] = value;
}
}
[TimeSpanValidator(MinValueString = "0:0:30",
MaxValueString = "5:00:0",
ExcludeRange = false)]
public TimeSpan MaxIdleTime
{
get
{
return (TimeSpan)this["maxIdleTime"];
}
set
{
this["maxIdleTime"] = value;
}
}
}
class UsingCustomSectionCollection
{
// Create a custom section.
static void CreateSection()
{
try
{
CustomSection customSection;
// Get the current configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
// Create the section entry
// in the <configSections> and the
// related target section in <configuration>.
if (config.Sections["CustomSection"] == null)
{
customSection = new CustomSection();
config.Sections.Add("CustomSection", customSection);
customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void GetAllKeys()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
ConfigurationSectionCollection sections =
config.Sections;
foreach (string key in sections.Keys)
{
Console.WriteLine(
"Key value: {0}", key);
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void Clear()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
config.Sections.Clear();
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void GetSection()
{
try
{
CustomSection customSection =
ConfigurationManager.GetSection(
"CustomSection") as CustomSection;
if (customSection == null)
Console.WriteLine(
"Failed to load CustomSection.");
else
{
// Display section information
Console.WriteLine("Defaults:");
Console.WriteLine("File Name: {0}",
customSection.FileName);
Console.WriteLine("Max Users: {0}",
customSection.MaxUsers);
Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time: {0}",
customSection.MaxIdleTime);
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void GetEnumerator()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
ConfigurationSectionCollection sections =
config.Sections;
IEnumerator secEnum =
sections.GetEnumerator();
int i = 0;
while (secEnum.MoveNext())
{
string setionName = sections.GetKey(i);
Console.WriteLine(
"Section name: {0}", setionName);
i += 1;
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void GetKeys()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
ConfigurationSectionCollection sections =
config.Sections;
foreach (string key in sections.Keys)
{
Console.WriteLine(
"Key value: {0}", key);
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void GetItems()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
ConfigurationSectionCollection sections =
config.Sections;
ConfigurationSection section1 =
sections["runtime"];
ConfigurationSection section2 =
sections[0];
Console.WriteLine(
"Section1: {0}", section1.SectionInformation.Name);
Console.WriteLine(
"Section2: {0}", section2.SectionInformation.Name);
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void Remove()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
CustomSection customSection =
config.GetSection(
"CustomSection") as CustomSection;
if (customSection != null)
{
config.Sections.Remove("CustomSection");
customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
}
else
Console.WriteLine(
"CustomSection does not exists.");
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
static void AddSection()
{
try
{
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
CustomSection customSection =
new CustomSection();
string index =
config.Sections.Count.ToString();
customSection.FileName =
"newFile" + index + ".txt";
string sectionName = "CustomSection" + index;
TimeSpan ts = new TimeSpan(0, 15, 0);
customSection.MaxIdleTime = ts;
customSection.MaxUsers = 100;
config.Sections.Add(sectionName, customSection);
customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = true;
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
}
}
// Exercise the collection.
// Uncomment the function you want to exercise.
// Start with CreateSection().
static void Main(string[] args)
{
CreateSection();
// AddSection();
// GetSection();
// GetEnumerator();
// GetAllKeys();
// GetKeys();
// GetItems();
// Remove();
// Clear();
}
}
}
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Collections
' Define a custom section programmatically.
Public NotInheritable Class CustomSection
Inherits ConfigurationSection
' The collection (property bag) that contains
' the section properties.
Private Shared _Properties _
As ConfigurationPropertyCollection
' The FileName property.
Private Shared _FileName _
As New ConfigurationProperty("fileName", _
GetType(String), "default.txt", _
ConfigurationPropertyOptions.IsRequired)
' The MasUsers property.
Private Shared _MaxUsers _
As New ConfigurationProperty("maxUsers", _
GetType(Long), Fix(1000), _
ConfigurationPropertyOptions.None)
' The MaxIdleTime property.
Private Shared _MaxIdleTime _
As New ConfigurationProperty("maxIdleTime", _
GetType(TimeSpan), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), _
ConfigurationPropertyOptions.IsRequired)
' CustomSection constructor.
Public Sub New()
' Property initialization
_Properties = _
New ConfigurationPropertyCollection()
_Properties.Add(_FileName)
_Properties.Add(_MaxUsers)
_Properties.Add(_MaxIdleTime)
End Sub
' This is a key customization.
' It returns the initialized property bag.
Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property Properties() _
As ConfigurationPropertyCollection
Get
Return _Properties
End Get
End Property
<StringValidator( _
InvalidCharacters:=" ~!@#$%^&*()[]{}/;'""|\", _
MinLength:=1, MaxLength:=60)> _
Public Property FileName() As String
Get
Return CStr(Me("fileName"))
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
Me("fileName") = value
End Set
End Property
<LongValidator(MinValue:=1, _
MaxValue:=1000000, ExcludeRange:=False)> _
Public Property MaxUsers() As Long
Get
Return Fix(Me("maxUsers"))
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Long)
Me("maxUsers") = value
End Set
End Property
<TimeSpanValidator(MinValueString:="0:0:30", _
MaxValueString:="5:00:0", ExcludeRange:=False)> _
Public Property MaxIdleTime() As TimeSpan
Get
Return CType(Me("maxIdleTime"), TimeSpan)
End Get
Set(ByVal value As TimeSpan)
Me("maxIdleTime") = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
Class UsingCustomSectionCollection
' Create a custom section.
Shared Sub CreateSection()
Try
Dim customSection As CustomSection
' Get the current configuration file.
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
' Create the section entry
' in the <configSections> and the
' related target section in <configuration>.
If config.Sections("CustomSection") Is Nothing Then
customSection = New CustomSection()
config.Sections.Add("CustomSection", customSection)
customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = True
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
End If
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub GetAllKeys()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
Dim sections _
As ConfigurationSectionCollection = _
config.Sections
Dim key As String
For Each key In sections.Keys
Console.WriteLine("Key value: {0}", key)
Next key
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub Clear()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
config.Sections.Clear()
config.Save( _
ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub GetSection()
Try
Dim customSection _
As CustomSection = _
ConfigurationManager.GetSection( _
"CustomSection")
If customSection Is Nothing Then
Console.WriteLine("Failed to load CustomSection.")
Else
' Display section information
Console.WriteLine("Defaults:")
Console.WriteLine("File Name: {0}", _
customSection.FileName)
Console.WriteLine("Max Users: {0}", _
customSection.MaxUsers)
Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time: {0}", _
customSection.MaxIdleTime)
End If
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub GetEnumerator()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
Dim sections _
As ConfigurationSectionCollection = _
config.Sections
Dim secEnum _
As IEnumerator = sections.GetEnumerator()
Dim i As Integer = 0
While secEnum.MoveNext()
Dim setionName _
As String = sections.GetKey(i)
Console.WriteLine( _
"Section name: {0}", setionName)
i += 1
End While
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub GetKeys()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
Dim sections _
As ConfigurationSectionCollection = _
config.Sections
Dim key As String
For Each key In sections.Keys
Console.WriteLine("Key value: {0}", key)
Next key
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub GetItems()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
Dim sections _
As ConfigurationSectionCollection = _
config.Sections
Dim section1 As ConfigurationSection = _
sections.Item("runtime")
Dim section2 As ConfigurationSection = _
sections.Item(0)
Console.WriteLine("Section1: {0}", _
section1.SectionInformation.Name)
Console.WriteLine("Section2: {0}", _
section2.SectionInformation.Name)
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub Remove()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
Dim customSection As CustomSection = _
config.GetSection("CustomSection")
If Not (customSection Is Nothing) Then
config.Sections.Remove("CustomSection")
customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = True
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
Else
Console.WriteLine( _
"CustomSection does not exists.")
End If
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
Shared Sub AddSection()
Try
Dim config _
As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
ConfigurationUserLevel.None)
Dim customSection _
As New CustomSection()
Dim index As String = _
config.Sections.Count.ToString()
customSection.FileName = _
"newFile" + index + ".txt"
Dim sectionName As String = _
"CustomSection" + index
Dim ts As New TimeSpan(0, 15, 0)
customSection.MaxIdleTime = ts
customSection.MaxUsers = 100
config.Sections.Add(sectionName, customSection)
customSection.SectionInformation.ForceSave = True
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full)
Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
' Exercise the collection.
' Uncomment the function you want to exercise.
' Start with CreateSection().
Public Overloads Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
CreateSection()
' AddSection()
' GetSection()
' GetEnumerator()
' GetAllKeys()
' GetKeys()
GetItems()
' Clear()
' Remove()
End Sub
End Class
The following example is an excerpt of the configuration file used by the previous example.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="CustomSection"
type="Samples.AspNet.Configuration.CustomSection, ConfigurationSectionCollection, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" allowDefinition="Everywhere" allowExeDefinition="MachineToApplication" restartOnExternalChanges="true" />
</configSections>
<CustomSection fileName="default.txt" maxUsers="1000"
maxIdleTime="00:05:00" />
</configuration>
Remarks
Use the ConfigurationSectionCollection class to iterate through a collection of ConfigurationSection objects. You can access this collection of objects using the Sections property or the Sections property.
The ConfigurationSectionCollection class is also used in the creation of custom types that extend the ConfigurationSection class.
Properties
| Count |
Gets the number of sections in this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| Count |
Gets the number of key/value pairs contained in the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| IsReadOnly |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the NameObjectCollectionBase instance is read-only. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| Item[Int32] |
Gets the specified ConfigurationSection object. |
| Item[String] |
Gets the specified ConfigurationSection object. |
| Keys |
Gets the keys to all ConfigurationSection objects contained in this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| Keys |
Gets a NameObjectCollectionBase.KeysCollection instance that contains all the keys in the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
Methods
| Add(String, ConfigurationSection) |
Adds a ConfigurationSection object to the ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| BaseAdd(String, Object) |
Adds an entry with the specified key and value into the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseClear() |
Removes all entries from the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseGet(Int32) |
Gets the value of the entry at the specified index of the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseGet(String) |
Gets the value of the first entry with the specified key from the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseGetAllKeys() |
Returns a String array that contains all the keys in the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseGetAllValues() |
Returns an Object array that contains all the values in the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseGetAllValues(Type) |
Returns an array of the specified type that contains all the values in the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseGetKey(Int32) |
Gets the key of the entry at the specified index of the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseHasKeys() |
Gets a value indicating whether the NameObjectCollectionBase instance contains entries whose keys are not |
| BaseRemove(String) |
Removes the entries with the specified key from the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseRemoveAt(Int32) |
Removes the entry at the specified index of the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseSet(Int32, Object) |
Sets the value of the entry at the specified index of the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| BaseSet(String, Object) |
Sets the value of the first entry with the specified key in the NameObjectCollectionBase instance, if found; otherwise, adds an entry with the specified key and value into the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| Clear() |
Clears this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| CopyTo(ConfigurationSection[], Int32) |
Copies this ConfigurationSectionCollection object to an array. |
| Equals(Object) |
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| Get(Int32) |
Gets the specified ConfigurationSection object contained in this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| Get(String) |
Gets the specified ConfigurationSection object contained in this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| GetEnumerator() |
Gets an enumerator that can iterate through this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| GetHashCode() |
Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetKey(Int32) |
Gets the key of the specified ConfigurationSection object contained in this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) |
Obsolete.
Used by the system during serialization. |
| GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) |
Obsolete.
Implements the ISerializable interface and returns the data needed to serialize the NameObjectCollectionBase instance. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| GetType() |
Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| MemberwiseClone() |
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object) |
| OnDeserialization(Object) |
Implements the ISerializable interface and raises the deserialization event when the deserialization is complete. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| Remove(String) |
Removes the specified ConfigurationSection object from this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| RemoveAt(Int32) |
Removes the specified ConfigurationSection object from this ConfigurationSectionCollection object. |
| ToString() |
Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
Explicit Interface Implementations
| ICollection.CopyTo(Array, Int32) |
Copies the entire NameObjectCollectionBase to a compatible one-dimensional Array, starting at the specified index of the target array. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| ICollection.IsSynchronized |
Gets a value indicating whether access to the NameObjectCollectionBase object is synchronized (thread safe). (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
| ICollection.SyncRoot |
Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the NameObjectCollectionBase object. (Inherited from NameObjectCollectionBase) |
Extension Methods
| Cast<TResult>(IEnumerable) |
Casts the elements of an IEnumerable to the specified type. |
| OfType<TResult>(IEnumerable) |
Filters the elements of an IEnumerable based on a specified type. |
| AsParallel(IEnumerable) |
Enables parallelization of a query. |
| AsQueryable(IEnumerable) |
Converts an IEnumerable to an IQueryable. |
