System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration Method

Opens the Web-application configuration file as a System.Configuration.Configuration object using the specified virtual path, site name, location, and server to allow read or write operations.

Syntax

public static System.Configuration.Configuration OpenWebConfiguration (string path, string site, string locationSubPath, string server)

Parameters

path
The virtual path to the configuration file.
site
The name of the application Web site, as displayed in Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration.
locationSubPath
The specific resource to which the configuration applies.
server
The network name of the server the Web application resides on.

Returns

A System.Configuration.Configuration object.

Remarks

To obtain the System.Configuration.Configuration object for a remote resource, your code must have administrative privileges on the remote computer.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Web.Configuration
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0