Custom Configuration Sections 7

Custom Configuration Sections 7.cs

using System.Configuration; 

 

namespace LearnConfigCollection 

{ 

    public class ServerSection : ConfigurationSection 

    { 

        [ConfigurationProperty("", IsRequired = true, IsDefaultCollection = true)] 

        public ServerCollection Instances 

        { 

            get { return (ServerCollection)this[""]; } 

            set { this[""] = value; } 

        } 

 

    } 

 

    public class ServerCollection : ConfigurationElementCollection 

    { 

        protected override ConfigurationElement CreateNewElement() 

        { 

            return new ServerElement(); 

        } 

 

        protected override object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element) 

        { 

            //set to whatever Element Property you want to use for a key 

            return ((ServerElement)element).Name; 

        } 

    } 

 

    public class ServerElement : ConfigurationElement 

    { 

        //Make sure to set IsKey=true for property exposed as the GetElementKey above 

        [ConfigurationProperty("key", IsKey = true, IsRequired = true)] 

        public string Key 

        { 

            get { return (string)base["key"]; } 

            set { base["key"] = value; } 

        } 

 

        [ConfigurationProperty("ipAddress", IsRequired = true)] 

        public string IpAddress 

        { 

            get { return (string)base["ipAddress"]; } 

            set { base["ipAddress"] = value; } 

        } 

 

        [ConfigurationProperty("ownerEmail", IsRequired = false)] 

        public string OwnerEmail 

        { 

            get { return (string)base["ownerEmail"]; } 

            set { base["ownerEmail"] = value; } 

        } 

    } 

}