IAppHostProperty Interface

Represents a property of a configuration element.

Syntax

interface IAppHostProperty : IUnknown  

Methods

The following table lists the methods exposed by the IAppHostProperty interface.

Method	Description
Clear	Removes the current property from the XML persisted by the configuration system.
GetMetadata	Gets metadata values for the current property.
SetMetadata	Sets metadata for the current property.

Properties

The following table lists the properties exposed by the IAppHostProperty interface.

Property	Description
Name	Gets the name of the property.
Exception	Gets an exception if the current property value does not meet the validation criteria specified in the property schema.
Schema	Gets the schema assigned to the current property.
StringValue	Gets the persisted string value of the property that is stored in XML by the configuration system.
Value	Gets or sets the value of the current property.

Example

The following code example reads the value of the enabled attribute by using the IAppHostProperty::Value property.

#pragma once

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ahadmin.h>

int main()
{
    IAppHostAdminManager        * pMgr        = NULL;
    IAppHostElement             * pParentElem = NULL;
    IAppHostElementCollection   * pElemColl   = NULL;
    IAppHostElement             * pElem       = NULL;
    IAppHostPropertyCollection  * pElemProps  = NULL;
    IAppHostProperty            * pElemProp   = NULL;

    HRESULT hr                   = S_OK;
    BSTR    bstrConfigCommitPath = SysAllocString( L"MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST" );
    BSTR    bstrSectionName      = SysAllocString( L"system.applicationHost/sites" );
    BSTR    bstrPropertyName     = SysAllocString( L"name" );
    DWORD   dwElementCount       = 0;
    VARIANT vtValue;
    VARIANT vtPropertyName;
    vtPropertyName.vt            = VT_BSTR;
    vtPropertyName.bstrVal       = bstrPropertyName;

    // Initialize
    hr = CoInitializeEx( NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED );
    if ( FAILED( hr ) )
    {
        printf_s( "ERROR: Unable to initialize\n" );
        goto exit;
    } 

    // Create
    hr = CoCreateInstance( __uuidof( AppHostAdminManager ), NULL, 
            CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
            __uuidof( IAppHostAdminManager ), (void**) &pMgr );
    if( FAILED( hr ) )
    {
        printf_s( "ERROR: Unable to create an IAppHostAdminManager\n" );
        goto exit;
    }
    
    // Get the admin section
    hr = pMgr->GetAdminSection( bstrSectionName, bstrConfigCommitPath, &pParentElem );
    if ( FAILED( hr ) || ( &pParentElem == NULL ) )
    {
        if ( E_ACCESSDENIED == hr )
        {
            printf_s( "ERROR: Access to configuration denied.\n" );
            printf_s( "       Run sample as an administrator.\n" );
        }
        else
        {
            printf_s( "ERROR: Unable to get asp configuration section.\n" );
        }
        goto exit;
    }


    // Get the site collection
    hr = pParentElem->get_Collection( &pElemColl );
    if ( FAILED ( hr ) || ( &pElemColl == NULL ) )
    {
        wprintf_s ( L"ERROR: Unable to access element collection of %s\n", bstrSectionName );
        goto exit;
    }

    // Get the elements
    wprintf_s( L"Seaching for elements in %s\n", bstrSectionName );

    hr = pElemColl->get_Count( &dwElementCount );
    for ( USHORT i = 0; i < dwElementCount; i++ )
    {
        VARIANT vtItemIndex;
        vtItemIndex.vt = VT_I2;
        vtItemIndex.iVal = i;

        // Add a new section group
        hr = pElemColl->get_Item( vtItemIndex, &pElem );
        if ( FAILED( hr ) || ( &pElem == NULL ) )
        {
            wprintf_s( L"ERROR: Unable to find element: %d\n", i );
            goto loop_cleanup;
        }

        // Get the child elements
        hr = pElem->get_Properties( &pElemProps );
        if ( FAILED( hr ) || ( &pElemProps == NULL ) )
        {
            printf_s( "ERROR: Unable to access attributes\n" );
            goto exit;
        }

        hr = pElemProps->get_Item( vtPropertyName, &pElemProp );
        if ( FAILED( hr ) || ( pElemProp == NULL ) )
        {
            printf_s( "ERROR: Unable to access attribute\n" );
            goto exit;
        }

        hr = pElemProp->get_Value( &vtValue );
        if ( FAILED( hr ) )
        {    
            wprintf_s( L"ERROR: Unable to access attribute value: %s\n", bstrPropertyName );
            goto exit;
        }

        wprintf_s( L"Site name is: %s\n", vtValue.bstrVal );

loop_cleanup:
        if ( pElem != NULL )
        {
            printf_s("\treleasing collection element\n");
            pElem->Release(); 
            pElem = NULL;
        }
    }

exit:
    // Exiting / Unwinding    
    if ( pElemProp != NULL )
    {
        pElemProp->Release();
        pElemProp = NULL;
    }
    if ( pElemProps != NULL )
    {
        pElemProps->Release(); 
        pElemProps = NULL;
    }
    if ( pElem != NULL )
    {
        pElem->Release();
        pElem = NULL;
    }
    if ( pElemColl != NULL )
    {
        pElemColl->Release(); 
        pElemColl = NULL;
    }
    if ( pParentElem != NULL )
    {
        pParentElem->Release(); 
        pParentElem = NULL;
    }
    if ( pMgr != NULL )
    {
        pMgr->Release(); 
        pMgr = NULL;
    }

    SysFreeString( bstrConfigCommitPath );
    SysFreeString( bstrSectionName );

    // Uninitialize
    CoUninitialize();

    return 0;
};

Inheritance Hierarchy

IUnknown

IAppHostProperty

Requirements

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 - IIS Express 7.5, IIS Express 8.0, IIS Express 10.0
Header	Ahadmin.h

See Also

Application Host Administration Interfaces
IAppHostElement Interface