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urlMappings Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

Defines a mapping that hides the real URL and maps it to a more user-friendly URL.

configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
  system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
    urlMappings Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

<urlMappings enabled="true|false">
    <add.../>
    <clear />
    <remove.../>
</urlMappings>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute

Description

enabled

Optional Boolean attribute.

Determines whether the site navigation feature is enabled.

The default value is true.

Child Elements

Element

Description

add

Optional element.

Adds the specified UrlMapping object to the collection.

clear

Optional element.

Removes all the UrlMapping objects from the collection.

remove

Optional element.

Overloaded. Removes a UrlMapping object from the collection.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.

system.web

Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration settings in a configuration file. Contains configuration elements that configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave.

Remarks

Default Configuration

The following default urlMappings element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<urlMappings enabled="true" />

Example

The following example configures the urlMappings element for an ASP.NET application.

<urlMappings enabled="true">
  <clear />
  <add url="~/Home.aspx" mappedUrl="~/Default.aspx?tab=home" />
  <remove url="~/Home2.aspx" />
</urlMappings>

Element Information

Configuration Section Handler

System.Web.Configuration.UrlMappingsSection

Configuration Member

SystemWebSectionGroup.UrlMappings

UrlMappingsSection.UrlMappings

Configurable Locations

Machine.config

Root level Web.config

Application level Web.config

Requirements

IIS version 5.0, IIS version 5.1, and IIS version 6.0

.NET Framework version 2.0

Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings

How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

configuration Element (General Settings Schema)

add Element for urlMappings (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

clear Element for urlMappings (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

remove Element for urlMappings (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

System.Configuration

System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration Overview

ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Securing ASP.NET Configuration

Other Resources

General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)

ASP.NET Configuration Settings

ASP.NET Web Site Administration

ASP.NET Configuration API