// </Snippet6>
// <Snippet7>
// Show how to use IsReadOnly.
// It loops to see if the elements are read only.
static void ReadOnlyElements()
{
try
{
// Get the configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
// Get the MyUrls section.
UrlsSection myUrlsSection =
config.GetSection("MyUrls") as UrlsSection;
UrlsCollection elements = myUrlsSection.Urls;
IEnumerator elemEnum =
elements.GetEnumerator();
int i = 0;
Console.WriteLine(elements.Count.ToString());
while (elemEnum.MoveNext())
{
Console.WriteLine("The element {0} is read only: {1}",
elements[i].Name,
elements[i].IsReadOnly().ToString());
i += 1;
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine("[ReadOnlyElements: {0}]",
err.ToString());
}
}
// </Snippet5>
// <Snippet6>
// Show how to use IsModified.
// This method modifies the port property
// of the url element named Microsoft and
// saves the modification to the configuration
// file. This in turn will cause the overriden
// UrlConfigElement.IsModified() mathod to be called.
static void ModifyElement()
{
try
{
// Get the configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
// Get the MyUrls section.
UrlsSection myUrlsSection =
config.GetSection("MyUrls") as UrlsSection;
UrlsCollection elements = myUrlsSection.Urls;
IEnumerator elemEnum =
elements.GetEnumerator();
int i = 0;
while (elemEnum.MoveNext())
{
if (elements[i].Name == "Microsoft")
{
elements[i].Port = 1010;
bool readOnly = elements[i].IsReadOnly();
break;
}
i += 1;
}
if (!myUrlsSection.ElementInformation.IsLocked)
{
config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
// This to obsolete the MyUrls cached
// section and read the updated version
// from the configuration file.
ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection("MyUrls");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(
"Section was locked, could not update.");
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException err)
{
Console.WriteLine("[ModifyElement: {0}]",
err.ToString());
}
}
// <Snippet2>
// Show the use of Properties.
// It displays the ConfigurationElement
// properties.
static void GetProperties()
{
try
{
// Get the current configuration file.
System.Configuration.Configuration config =
ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(
ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
// Get the configuration section MyUrls.
UrlsSection myUrlsSection =
config.Sections["MyUrls"] as UrlsSection;
// Get the configuration element collection.
UrlsCollection elements =
myUrlsSection.Urls;
IEnumerator elemEnum =
elements.GetEnumerator();
int i = 0;
while (elemEnum.MoveNext())
{
// Get the current element configuration
// property collection.
PropertyInformationCollection properties =
elements[i].ElementInformation.Properties;
// Display the current configuration
// element properties.
foreach (PropertyInformation property in properties)
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}\tDefault: {1}\tRequired: {2}",
property.Name, property.DefaultValue,
property.IsRequired.ToString());
}
}
}
catch (ConfigurationErrorsException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("[GetProperties: {0}]",
e.ToString());
}
}