ElementInformation.Type Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Gets the type of the associated ConfigurationElement object.

public:
 property Type ^ Type { Type ^ get(); };

public Type Type { get; }

member this.Type : Type

Public ReadOnly Property Type As Type

Property Value

Type

The type of the associated ConfigurationElement object.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the Type property.

static public void GetElementType()
{
    // Get the current configuration file.
    System.Configuration.Configuration config =
            ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
            ConfigurationUserLevel.None);

    // Get the section.
    UrlsSection section =
        (UrlsSection)config.GetSection("MyUrls");

    // Get the element.
    UrlConfigElement url = section.Simple;

    // Get the element type.
    Type elType =
        url.ElementInformation.Type;

    Console.WriteLine("Url element type: {0}",
                    elType.ToString());
}

Public Shared Sub GetElementType() 

    ' Get the current configuration file.
    Dim config _
    As System.Configuration.Configuration = _
    ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
    ConfigurationUserLevel.None)

    ' Get the section.
    Dim section As UrlsSection = _
    CType(config.GetSection("MyUrls"), UrlsSection)
    
    ' Get the element.
    Dim url As UrlConfigElement = _
    section.Simple
    
    ' Get the element type.
    Dim elType As Type = _
    url.ElementInformation.Type
    
    Console.WriteLine("Url element type: {0}", _
    elType.ToString())

End Sub