Customize web.config sections and register your own configuration then get values in asp.net

1. Please firstly add reference System.Configuration

2.In web.config file you must register your own section under the path /configuration/configSections

Here I will show the example:

1. <configuration>
2.     <configSections>
3.     
4.     <section name="appErrorSettings" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler,System, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
5.     
6.     </configSections>
7. </configuration>

then register your own configuration using this section.

1. <configuration>
2.   <appErrorSettings>
3.     <add key="File not found" value="Please check the existence of your file."/>
4.     <add key="Page not found" value="Hello user, The Page you requested is not found, please check your url."/>
5.     <add key="General Error" value="Support personnel have been notified of the error and will work to fix it shortly."/>
6.     <add key="Timeout Expired" value="Connection timed out. The network may be too busy. Please try after some time."/>
7.     <add key="Session Expired" value="Your session has expired.  You will be re-directed to the Home page in 5 seconds."/>
8.   </appErrorSettings>
9. </configuration>

3. Get the value using the following method

1. public static string GetConfigValue(string section, string key)
2.         {
3.             System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection nvc = (System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection)System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(section);
5.             if (nvc != null)
6.             {
7.                 if (nvc[key] != null)
8.                     return nvc[key];
9.                 else
10.                     //Key does not exist
11.                     return string.Empty;
12.             }
13.             else
14.                 //Section does not exist
15.                 return string.Empty;
16.         }