add Element for httpRedirect [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding HTTP Wildcard Redirects <add>.

Adds a wildcard redirection rule to the collection of redirection rules.

Note

If you add wildcard redirection rules, you must remove the default destination value in the httpRedirect section in order for the wildcard rules to work.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
destination	Required string attribute. Specifies a location to which to redirect requests that match the related wildcard value.
wildcard	Required string attribute. Specifies a unique wildcard value to which requests are compared. A request is then redirected to the specified destination if the request matches the wildcard value.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.webServer	Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined.
httpRedirect	Configures settings for redirecting client requests to a new location.

Remarks

For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding HTTP Wildcard Redirects <add>.

Element Information

Configuration locations	Machine.config ApplicationHost.config Root application Web.config Application Web.config Directory Web.config
Requirements	Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0