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Is there any way to add sections to .config files that will not be parsed by ConfigurationManager.

Answer 1

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I don't think you can do this - you need to conform to the XML schema for configuration files if you play around in the *.config files - and this means, you need to have your sections according to the specified schema, and if that's the case, ConfigurationManager will be able to parse them (and will do so).

If you need extra config information that doesn't conform to the standard .NET config schema, you'll have to use extra, separate config files - I don't see any other way, sorry.

Marc

marc_s 2009-05-20 20:39:49

Answer 2

+1 A:

Use System.Configuration.IgnoreSectionHandler.

Example:

<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section 
     name="myCustomSection" 
     type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSectionHandler, System, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" 
     allowLocation="false" />
  </configSections>
...
  <myCustomSection>
     ...
  </myCustomSection>
...
</configuration>

Joe 2009-05-20 20:42:09

:) Thank you

majkinetor 2009-05-21 08:38:42

BTW, just curiousity, is it possible to create custom configuration section that will let me handle arbitrary xml configuration in my section ? See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/887437/how-to-get-configuration-element/887507#887507

majkinetor 2009-05-21 08:40:58

"is it possible to create custom configuration section that will let me handle arbitrary xml configuration". Yes it is. Look at the System.Configuration.ConfigurationSection class.

Joe 2009-05-21 15:29:59

ConfigurationSection doesn't allow for such kind of parsing AFAIK. It is totally oriented on getting properties via attributes, and I didn't see so far any example how to get property contained within element. However, I found IConfigurationSectionHandler, outdated interface that is exactly what I want.

majkinetor 2009-05-22 18:32:22

It does allow elements, see my answer to your other post. If the simple example in the MSDN documentation for System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement isn't clear enough, a good way to understand this is to use Lutz Reflector to look at an implementation of a class in the Framework that's similar to what you want. E.g. System.Web.Configuration.AuthenticationSection is an example of a ConfigurationSection with child elements such as FormsAuthenticationConfiguration (which derives from ConfigurationElement).

Joe 2009-05-22 19:27:21

Answer 3

+1 A:

I would suggest creating a custom figuration section if you want to store the data in your .configs

www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/CustomConfigurationSectio.aspx

Dan 2009-05-20 20:43:41

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