ConfigurationPropertyAttribute.IsKey Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this is a key property for the decorated element property.

public:
 property bool IsKey { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool IsKey { get; set; }

member this.IsKey : bool with get, set

Public Property IsKey As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the property is a key property for an element of the collection; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the IsKey property.

[ConfigurationProperty("name", DefaultValue = "Contoso",
    IsRequired = true, IsKey = true)]
public string Name
{
    get
    {
        return (string)this["name"];
    }
    set
    {
        this["name"] = value;
    }
}

<ConfigurationProperty("name", DefaultValue:="Contoso", IsRequired:=True, IsKey:=True)>
Public Property Name() As String
    Get
        Return CStr(Me("name"))
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
        Me("name") = value
    End Set
End Property

Remarks

The IsKey property applies only if the property you decorate is a collection. It does not have any effect if the property is not a collection. Multiple elements can be marked as IsKey.