ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Configuration

Assembly:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v6.0.0

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v7.0.0

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v8.0.0

Package:: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v9.0.0-preview.2.24128.5

Source:: ConfigurationSettings.cs

Source:: ConfigurationSettings.cs

Source:: ConfigurationSettings.cs

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Caution

This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by System.Configuration!System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection

Caution

ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig has been deprecated. Use System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection instead.

Returns the ConfigurationSection object for the passed configuration section name and path.

public:
 static System::Object ^ GetConfig(System::String ^ sectionName);

[System.Obsolete("This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by System.Configuration!System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection")]
public static object GetConfig (string sectionName);

[System.Obsolete("ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig has been deprecated. Use System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection instead.")]
public static object GetConfig (string sectionName);

public static object GetConfig (string sectionName);

[<System.Obsolete("This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by System.Configuration!System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection")>]
static member GetConfig : string -> obj

[<System.Obsolete("ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig has been deprecated. Use System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection instead.")>]
static member GetConfig : string -> obj

static member GetConfig : string -> obj

Public Shared Function GetConfig (sectionName As String) As Object

Parameters

sectionName: String

A configuration name and path, such as "system.net/settings".

Returns

Object

The ConfigurationSection object for the passed configuration section name and path.

Attributes: ObsoleteAttribute

Exceptions

ConfigurationException

Unable to retrieve the requested section.

Remarks

This method is obsolete and is maintained for backward compatibility. Please use the ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String) method instead.

Applies to