IConfiguration.GetSection(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration

Assembly:

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Source:

IConfiguration.cs

Gets a configuration sub-section with the specified key.

public:
 Microsoft::Extensions::Configuration::IConfigurationSection ^ GetSection(System::String ^ key);

public Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfigurationSection GetSection (string key);

abstract member GetSection : string -> Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfigurationSection

Public Function GetSection (key As String) As IConfigurationSection

Parameters

key

String

The key of the configuration section.

Returns

IConfigurationSection

The IConfigurationSection.

Remarks

This method will never return null. If no matching sub-section is found with the specified key, an empty IConfigurationSection will be returned.