System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 8.0.0

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dotnet add package System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager --version 8.0.0
NuGet\Install-Package System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager -Version 8.0.0
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<PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="8.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager --version 8.0.0
#r "nuget: System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager, 8.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager&version=8.0.0

// Install System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager&version=8.0.0

About

Provides types that support using XML configuration files (app.config). This package exists only to support migrating existing .NET Framework code that already uses System.Configuration. When writing new code, use another configuration system instead, such as Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.

How to Use

The following example shows how to read and modify the application configuration settings.

using System;
using System.Configuration;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            // Open current application configuration
            Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
            KeyValueConfigurationCollection section = config.AppSettings.Settings;

            // Print settings from configuration file
            foreach (string key in section.AllKeys)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"{key}: {section[key].Value}");
            }

            // Add new setting
            section.Add("Database", "TestDatabase");

            // Change existing setting
            section["Username"].Value = "TestUser";

            // Save changes to file
            config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Modified);
            ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(config.AppSettings.SectionInformation.Name);
        }
        catch (ConfigurationErrorsException ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Error reading configuration: ");
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        }
    }
}

To run this example, include an app.config file with the following content in your project:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="Server" value="example.com"/>
    <add key="Username" value="Admin"/>
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

Main Types

The main types provided by this library are:

  • System.Configuration.Configuration
  • System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager

Additional Documentation

Feedback & Contributing

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.

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