System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement

ConfigurationElement

public abstract class ConfigurationElement

Represents a configuration element within a configuration file.

public Configuration CurrentConfiguration { get; }

Gets a reference to the top-level Configuration instance that represents the configuration hierarchy that the current ConfigurationElement instance belongs to.

public ElementInformation ElementInformation { get; }

Gets an ElementInformation object that contains the non-customizable information and functionality of the ConfigurationElement object.

protected ContextInformation EvaluationContext { get; }

Gets the ContextInformation object for the ConfigurationElement object.

protected bool HasContext { get; }

Gets a value that indicates whether the CurrentConfiguration property is null.

public ConfigurationLockCollection LockAllAttributesExcept { get; }

Gets the collection of locked attributes.

public ConfigurationLockCollection LockAllElementsExcept { get; }

Gets the collection of locked elements.

public ConfigurationLockCollection LockAttributes { get; }

Gets the collection of locked attributes.

public ConfigurationLockCollection LockElements { get; }

Gets the collection of locked elements.

public bool LockItem { get; set; }

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element is locked.

protected ConfigurationElement()

Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationElement class.

protected virtual string GetTransformedAssemblyString(string assemblyName)

Returns the transformed version of the specified assembly name.

protected virtual string GetTransformedTypeString(string typeName)

Returns the transformed version of the specified type name.

public virtual bool IsReadOnly()

Gets a value indicating whether the ConfigurationElement object is read-only.

protected virtual void ListErrors(IList errorList)

Adds the invalid-property errors in this ConfigurationElement object, and in all subelements, to the passed list.

protected virtual bool OnDeserializeUnrecognizedAttribute(string name, string value)

Gets a value indicating whether an unknown attribute is encountered during deserialization.

protected virtual bool OnDeserializeUnrecognizedElement(string elementName, XmlReader reader)

Gets a value indicating whether an unknown element is encountered during deserialization.

protected virtual object OnRequiredPropertyNotFound(string name)

Throws an exception when a required property is not found.

protected virtual void PostDeserialize()

Called after deserialization.

protected virtual void PreSerialize(XmlWriter writer)

Called before serialization.

protected void SetPropertyValue(ConfigurationProperty prop, object value, bool ignoreLocks)

Sets a property to the specified value.