remove Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
Removes a reference to an inherited section and section group.
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
configSections Element (General Settings Schema)
remove Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
configSections Element (General Settings Schema)
sectionGroup Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
remove Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
<remove
name="section name"
/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
---|---|
name |
Required String attribute. Specifies the name of the section or section group to remove. This is the same as the name attribute in the section or sectionGroup element that added the reference. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
---|---|
configuration |
Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications. |
configSections |
Specifies configuration section and namespace declarations. |
sectionGroup |
Defines an association between a configuration section handler and a configuration section. |
Remarks
The remove element removes a reference to an inherited sections or section groups. New sections and section groups can be added to the collection in the current configuration file by using the section and sectionGroup elements.
If a configuration file tries to use a configuration section after the handler reference is removed, ASP.NET issues the server error, "Unrecognized configuration section element_name."
Example
The following code example shows how to use the remove element in an application configuration file to remove a section that was previously defined in the Machine.config file.
The following Machine.config file code declares a section named sampleSection.
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="sampleSection"
type="System.Configuration.SingleTagSectionHandler" />
</configSections>
<sampleSection setting1="Value1" setting2="value two"
setting3="third value" />
</configuration>
The following example application configuration file removes the sampleSection section. After removal, the application cannot retrieve the settings that are in sampleSection. If a configuration file tries to use a configuration section after the handler reference is removed, ASP.NET issues the server error, "Unrecognized configuration section element_name."
<configuration>
<configSections>
<clear/>
<section name="anotherSection"
type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler" />
</configSections>
</configuration>
Element Information
Configuration section handler |
Does not apply. |
Configuration member |
|
Configurable locations |
Machine.config Root-level Web.config Application-level Web.config Virtual or physical directory–level Web.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 The .NET Framework version 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005 |
See Also
Reference
configSections Element (General Settings Schema)
sectionGroup Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
section Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
clear Element for configSections (General Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
Concepts
ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance
Editing ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Other Resources
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings