.NET Framework Class Library
ConfigurationElement..::.Item Property (ConfigurationProperty)

Updated: November 2007

Gets or sets a property or attribute of this configuration element.

Namespace:  System.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Protected Friend Property Item ( _
    prop As ConfigurationProperty _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim prop As ConfigurationProperty
Dim value As Object

value = Me.Item(prop)

Me.Item(prop) = value
C#
protected internal Object Item[
    ConfigurationProperty prop
] { get; set; }
Visual C++
protected public:
property Object^ Item[ConfigurationProperty^ prop] {
    Object^ get (ConfigurationProperty^ prop);
    void set (ConfigurationProperty^ prop, Object^ value);
}
J#
/** @property */
protected Object get_Item(
    ConfigurationProperty prop
)
/** @property */
protected  void set_Item(Object value)
JScript
JScript does not support indexed properties.

Parameters

prop
Type: System.Configuration..::.ConfigurationProperty

The property to access.

Property Value

Type: System..::.Object

The specified property, attribute, or child element.

ExceptionCondition
ConfigurationException

prop is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or does not exist within the element.

ConfigurationErrorsException

prop is read only or locked.

Use the Item property to get or set the values of a ConfigurationProperty object.

In C#, this property is the indexer for the ConfigurationSectionCollection class.

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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