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, and location to allow read or write operations.

Syntax

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

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.

Returns

A System.Configuration.Configuration object.

Remarks

To obtain the System.Configuration.Configuration object for a resource, your code must have read privileges on all the configuration files from which it inherits settings. To update a configuration file, your code must additionally have write privileges for both the configuration file and the directory in which it exists.

Requirements

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