ConfigurationSection.SectionInformation Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Source:

ConfigurationSection.cs

Gets a SectionInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection object.

public:
 property System::Configuration::SectionInformation ^ SectionInformation { System::Configuration::SectionInformation ^ get(); };

public System.Configuration.SectionInformation SectionInformation { get; }

member this.SectionInformation : System.Configuration.SectionInformation

Public ReadOnly Property SectionInformation As SectionInformation

Property Value

SectionInformation

A SectionInformation that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationSection.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the SectionInformation property.

static void DisplayCustomSectionInformation()
{

    try
    {
        CustomSection customSection;

        customSection =
            ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection") as CustomSection;

        if (customSection == null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to load " + "CustomSection" + ".");
        }
        else
        {
            // Display specific information
            Console.WriteLine("Defaults:");
            Console.WriteLine("File Name:       {0}", customSection.FileName);
            Console.WriteLine("Max Users:       {0}", customSection.MaxUsers);
            Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time:   {0}", customSection.MaxIdleTime);

            // Display generic information
            Console.WriteLine("Generic information:");
            Console.WriteLine("AllowExeDefinition:  {0}",
                customSection.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("IsLocked:            {0}",
                customSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked.ToString());
        }
    }
    catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(err.ToString());
    }
}

Shared Sub DisplayCustomSectionInformation()
   
   Try
      Dim customSection As CustomSection
      
      customSection = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection")
     
      If customSection Is Nothing Then
         Console.WriteLine(("Failed to load " + "CustomSection" + "."))
      Else
         ' Display specific information
         Console.WriteLine("Defaults:")
         Console.WriteLine("File Name:       {0}", customSection.FileName)
             Console.WriteLine("Max Users:       {0}", customSection.MaxUsers.ToString())
             Console.WriteLine("Max Idle Time:   {0}", customSection.MaxIdleTime.ToString())
         
         ' Display generic information
         Console.WriteLine("Generic information:")
         Console.WriteLine("AllowExeDefinition:  {0}", customSection.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition.ToString())
         Console.WriteLine("IsLocked:            {0}", customSection.SectionInformation.IsLocked.ToString())
      End If
   
   Catch err As ConfigurationErrorsException
      Console.WriteLine(err.ToString())
   End Try
End Sub

See also

• SectionInformation