c# , App.config

// c#

if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Interval"])) { string sValue = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Interval"] // 30 is read. } // App.config <configuration> <appSettings> <add key="Interval" value="30"/> </appSettings> </configuration>   

 

// change App.config file run time using C#

// debug mode is not working, run app directly under the release folder, also the origenral app not changed, the generated app in release folder changed.

// Open App.Config of executable System.Configuration.Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None); // Add an Application Setting. config.AppSettings.Settings.Remove("LastDateFeesChecked"); config.AppSettings.Settings.Add("LastDateFeesChecked", DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()); // Save the configuration file. config.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Modified); // Force a reload of a changed section. ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection("appSettings");

 

//   connection string

// http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms254494%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

// save connection string in External Configuration Files

//http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms254494.aspx

//configure file: web.config, app.config <connectionStrings> <add name="NWD" connectionString="Data Source=ABHI/SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Northwind;Integrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/> </connectionStrings> // c# string connectionstring = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NWD"].ConnectionString; // asp.net string connectionstring = WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NWD"].ConnectionString;   

 

//smtp setting
//Below is one example of SMTP email setting defined in web.config file: //(Under <configuration> Section) <system.net> <mailSettings> <smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="testuser@domail.com"> <network defaultCredentials="true" host="localhost" port="25" userName="kaushal" password="testPassword"/> </smtp> </mailSettings> </system.net> //To Access, this SMTP Mail Setting Programatically, you need to import below namespaces: using System.Configuration; using System.Web.Configuration; using System.Net.Configuration; //The .NET Framework provides APIs for accessing settings in a configuration file. Below is how you access the SMTP mail settings of a web.config file in code: Configuration config = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath); MailSettingsSectionGroup settings = (MailSettingsSectionGroup)config.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings"); Response.Write("host: " + settings.Smtp.Network.Host + "<br />"); Response.Write("port: " + settings.Smtp.Network.Port + "<br />"); Response.Write("Username: " + settings.Smtp.Network.UserName + "<br />"); Response.Write("Password: " + settings.Smtp.Network.Password + "<br />"); Response.Write("from: " + settings.Smtp.From + "<br />");   

 

// custom section 

 

 <?xml version="1.0"?> <configuration> <system.web> <!-- ... --> </system.web> <configSections> <sectionGroup name="MyCustomConfigSection"> <section name="MySettings" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler"/> </sectionGroup> </configSections> <MyCustomConfigSection> <MySettings> <add key="SomeSetting" value="SettingValue" /> <add key="ContactFormEmail" value="some@guy.com" /> </MySettings> </MyCustomConfigSection> </configuration> using System.Configuration; using System.Collections.Specialized; config = new NameValueCollection(); config = (NameValueCollection)ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig("MyCustomConfigSection/MySettings"); string value = config["keyname"]

 

 

// access membership section

 

System.Configuration.Configuration config = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None); MembershipSection section = (MembershipSection)config.GetSection("system.web/membership"); ProviderSettings ps = section.Providers["MembershipADProvider"]; ps.Parameters.Remove ("connectionUsername"); ps.Parameters.Add ("connectionUsername","username string"); ps.Parameters.Remove ("connectionPassword"); ps.Parameters.Add("connectionPassword", "password string"); string connectionUsername = ps.Parameters["connectionUsername"]; string connectionPassword = ps.Parameters["connectionPassword"];