Type: System.Configuration.AppSettingsReader

System.Configuration.AppSettingsReader Class

Assembly: System.dll
Namespace: System.Configuration

Summary: Provides a method for reading values of a particular type from the .config file.

C# Syntax:


        public class AppSettingsReader

See also:

System.Configuration Namespace

System.Configuration.AppSettingsReader Member List:

Public Constructors

ctor #1

Default constructor. This constructor is called by derived class constructors to initialize state in this type.
Initializes a new instance of the AppSettingsReader class.

Public Methods

Equals (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Equals Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetHashCode (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetHashCode Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetType (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetType Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetValue	Gets the value for a specified key from the ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings property and returns an object of the specified type containing the value from the .config file.
ToString (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.ToString Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Protected Methods

Finalize (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Hierarchy:

System.Object

System.Configuration.AppSettingsReader

System.Configuration.AppSettingsReader Member Details

ctor #1

Summary: Initializes a new instance of the AppSettingsReader class.

Default constructor. This constructor is called by derived class constructors to initialize state in this type.

C# Syntax:


            public AppSettingsReader();

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Method: Equals(
object obj
)

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Equals

C# Syntax:


            public virtual bool Equals(
   object obj
);

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Method: Finalize()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize

C# Syntax:


            ~AppSettingsReader();

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Method: GetHashCode()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetHashCode

C# Syntax:


            public virtual int GetHashCode();

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Method: GetType()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetType

C# Syntax:


            public Type GetType();

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Method: GetValue(
string key,
Type type
)

Summary: Gets the value for a specified key from the ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings property and returns an object of the specified type containing the value from the .config file.

C# Syntax:


            public object GetValue(
   string key,
   Type type
);

Parameters:

key

The key for which to get the value.

type

The type of the object to return.

Return Value:: The value of the specified key.

Exceptions

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The key parameter is null. -or- The type parameter is null.
InvalidOperationException	The value corresponding to the key could not be found in the configuration file. -or- The specified type does not have a parser. -or- The specified type cannot be parsed.

Exception Type

Condition

ArgumentNullException

The key parameter is null.

-or-

The type parameter is null.

InvalidOperationException

The value corresponding to the key could not be found in the configuration file.

-or-

The specified type does not have a parser.

-or-

The specified type cannot be parsed.

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Method: MemberwiseClone()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone

C# Syntax:


            protected object MemberwiseClone();

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Method: ToString()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.ToString

C# Syntax:


            public virtual string ToString();

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