Visual Studio Hacks

Extend the Application Configuration File #48

Chapter 6, Speed Hacks

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get{return this._server;}

}

public String Username

{

get{return this._username;}

}

public int Timeout

{

get{return this._timeout;}

}

internal static DatabaseSettingsConfig Create(

XmlElement configElement)

{

String server = ((String)(

DatabaseSettingsSectionHandler.GetValue(

configElement, "server", typeof(String), null)));

String username = ((String)(

DatabaseSettingsSectionHandler.GetValue(

configElement, "username",

typeof(String), null)));

int timeout = ((int )(

DatabaseSettingsSectionHandler.GetValue(

configElement, "timeout", typeof(int ), " 60")));

return new DatabaseSettingsConfig(

server, username, timeout);

}

}

}

Using the Code

To use this configuration section in your configuration file, you need to

declare your custom section in the

configSections section of the configura-

tion file for your application:

<configSections>

<section name="DatabaseSettings"

type="ConfigBuilderExample.DatabaseSettingsSectionHandler" />

</configSections>

ConfigBuilderExample is the name of my namespace in this example. Next,

you need to actually add your configuration section to the application con-

figuration file:

<configuration>

<DatabaseSettings server="localhost"

username="notsa" timeout="55" />

</configuration>