ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Using the Configuration Class

When you use one of the WebConfigurationManager Open methods—such as the OpenMachineConfiguration() or OpenWebConfiguration() methods—the method returns an instance of the Configuration class. This class supports the following properties:

• AppSettings— Returns the appSettings configuration section.

• ConnectionStrings— Returns the connectionStrings configuration section.

• EvaluationContext— Returns an instance of the ContextInformation class that enables you to determine the context of the configuration information.

• FilePath— Returns the physical file path to the configuration file.

• HasFile— Returns True when there is a file that corresponds to the configuration information.

• Locations— Returns a list of locations ...