ConfigurationRoot.GetSection(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration

Assembly:

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration v9.0.0

Source:

ConfigurationRoot.cs

Gets a configuration subsection with the specified key.

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

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

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

Implements

GetSection(String)

Remarks

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