Chapter 37Configuration Files
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One of the challenges to build applications is adjusting the way the application functions on-the-fly without having to rebuild it. There's a long history of applications using configuration files to control the way an application runs. .NET applications use a series of XML configuration files that can be adjusted to determine application behavior. This chapter explores the structure of these configuration files and demonstrates how you can store custom information using a configuration section handler.
.Config Files
The .NET Framework configuration system consists of several configuration files (discussed in the following sections) that can be used to adjust one or more applications on a computer system. Part of this system is an inheritance model that ensures that configurations can be applied at the appropriate level. This model is such that sections defined in a configuration file at a lower level override the same sections specified in a file higher up the chain. If no configuration file defines a value or section, the ...
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