clear Element for httpHandlers (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

Removes all handler mappings that are currently configured or inherited.

<clear/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

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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.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.
httpHandlers	Maps incoming requests to the appropriate handler, according to the URL and the HTTP verb that is specified in the request.

The following code example demonstrates how to clear all handlers for an application.

<configuration>
  <system.web>
    <httpHandlers>
      <clear/>
    </httpHandlers>
  <system.web>
</configuration>

Configuration section handler	System.Web.Configuration.HttpHandlersSection
Configuration member	System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebSectionGroup.HttpHandlers
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