Configuration.HasFile Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Gets a value that indicates whether a file exists for the resource represented by this Configuration object.

public:
 property bool HasFile { bool get(); };

public bool HasFile { get; }

member this.HasFile : bool

Public ReadOnly Property HasFile As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if there is a configuration file; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the HasFile property.

bool hasFile = config.HasFile;
Console.WriteLine("Has file: {0}", hasFile.ToString());

Dim hasFile As Boolean = config.HasFile
Console.WriteLine("Has file: {0}", hasFile.ToString())

Remarks

The HasFile property also returns true when the resource represented by this Configuration object inherits settings from a Web.config file.

The HasFile property returns false when this Configuration object represents a location-specific configuration.