ContextInformation Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Encapsulates the context information that is associated with a ConfigurationElement object. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class ContextInformation sealed

public sealed class ContextInformation

type ContextInformation = class

Public NotInheritable Class ContextInformation

Inheritance

Object

ContextInformation

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ContextInformation type.

#region Using directives

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Configuration;

#endregion

namespace Samples.Aspnet.ConfigurationSample
{
  class UsingContextInformation
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      try
      {
        // Set the path of the config file.
        string configPath = "";

        // Get the Web application configuration object.
        Configuration config = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(configPath);

        // Get the section related object.
        HealthMonitoringSection configSection =
          (HealthMonitoringSection)config.GetSection("system.web/healthMonitoring");

        // Display title and info.
        Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Configuration Info");
        Console.WriteLine();

        // Display Config details.
        Console.WriteLine("File Path: {0}",
          config.FilePath);
        Console.WriteLine("Section Path: {0}",
          configSection.SectionInformation.Name);

          // IsMachineLevel property.
          Console.WriteLine("IsMachineLevel: {0}",
            config.EvaluationContext.IsMachineLevel);

          // Create an object based on HostingContext.
          WebContext myWC =
            (WebContext)config.EvaluationContext.HostingContext;
          // Use the WebContext object to determine
          // the ApplicationLevel.
          Console.WriteLine("ApplicationLevel: {0}",
            myWC.ApplicationLevel);
        }

      catch (Exception e)
      {
        // Error.
        Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
      }

      // Display and wait.
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
  }
}

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Configuration

Namespace Samples.Aspnet.ConfigurationSample
  Class UsingContextInformation
    Public Shared Sub Main()
      Try
        ' Set the path of the config file.
        Dim configPath As String = ""

        ' Get the Web application configuration object.
        Dim config As Configuration = _
            WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(configPath)

        ' Get the section related object.
        Dim configSection As _
          System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection = _
          CType(config.GetSection("system.web/healthMonitoring"), _
          System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection)

        ' Display title and info.
        Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Configuration Info")
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Display Config details.
        Console.WriteLine("File Path: {0}", _
          config.FilePath)
        Console.WriteLine("Section Path: {0}", _
          configSection.SectionInformation.Name)

        ' IsMachineLevel property.
        Console.WriteLine("IsMachineLevel: {0}", _
          config.EvaluationContext.IsMachineLevel)

        ' Create an object based on HostingContext.
        Dim myWC As WebContext = _
          config.EvaluationContext.HostingContext
        ' Use the WebContext object to determine
        ' the ApplicationLevel.
        Console.WriteLine("ApplicationLevel: {0}", _
          myWC.ApplicationLevel)

      Catch e As System.Exception
        ' Error.
        Console.WriteLine(e.ToString())
      End Try
      ' Display and wait.
      Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

Remarks

The ContextInformation object provides environment details related to an element of the configuration. For instance, you can use the IsMachineLevel property to determine whether a ConfigurationElement was set in Machine.config, or you can determine which hierarchy a ConfigurationElement belongs to by using the HostingContext property.

Properties

HostingContext	Gets the context of the environment where the configuration property is being evaluated.
IsMachineLevel	Gets a value specifying whether the configuration property is being evaluated at the machine configuration level.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetSection(String)	Provides an object containing configuration-section information based on the specified section name.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)