<sectionGroup> Element
Defines a namespace for configuration sections.
<configuration>
<configSections>
** <sectionGroup>**
<sectionGroup
name="section group name"/>
</sectionGroup>
Required Attributes
Attribute | Description |
---|---|
name | Specifies the name of the section group you are defining. |
Child Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
<section> | Contains a configuration section declaration. |
Remarks
Declaring a section group creates a container tag for configuration sections and ensures that there are no naming conflicts with configuration sections defined by someone else. You can nest <sectionGroup> elements within each other.
Example
The following example shows how to declare a section group, and declare sections within a section group.
<configuration>
<configSections>
<sectionGroup name="mySectionGroup">
<section name="mySection"
type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler,System" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<mySectionGroup>
<mySection>
<add key="key1" value="value1" />
</mySection>
</mySectionGroup>
</configuration>
Configuration File
This element can be used in the application configuration file, machine configuration file (Machine.config), and Web.config files that are not at the application directory level.
See Also
Custom Element for NameValueSectionHandler and DictionarySectionHandler | Custom Element for SingleTagSectionHandler | Configuration Section Settings | Configuration Section Schema