ConfigurationSection with duplicate keys?

[Dabbler]

I'm trying to setup a email info config section like:
<contactForm>
<email>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="subjectprefix" value="website contact: " />
<add key="smtphost" value="mail.myhost.com" />
<add key="greeting" value="Please feel free to send us your
questions or comments." />
</email>
</contactForm>

the multiple toaddress fields would change in number depending on wether I'm
testing a new page and sending results to administrators etc.
the toaddress field is used to create a MailAddress object for adding to a
MailMessage.
or maybe I need nested tags?
<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
</addresses>
....
Any code samples or links would be appreciated, not sure what class to use
for the ConfigSection handler so it creates a collection of toaddresses.

Thanks for any ideas!

[sloan]

Using the "key" name is an approach (which you're probably trying to mimick
the AppSettings in the app or web config files.

http://spaces.msn.com/sholliday/ 2/8/2006 entry

I have a custom configuration handler there if you want to look at it.

If it were me, I go with

<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<address value="[e-mail];" /> <address value="sh*@hishost.com;" />
<address value="th**@hishost.com;" />
</addresses> </email>
</contactForm>

I wouldn't try to perfectly mimick the microsoft appsettings way... because
they're creating a NamedValueCollection... in a generic fashion.

You know what you're after. Which are 1:N email addresses.


"Dabbler" <Da*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F**********************************@microsof t.com... I'm trying to setup a email info config section like:
<contactForm>
<email>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="subjectprefix" value="website contact: " />
<add key="smtphost" value="mail.myhost.com" />
<add key="greeting" value="Please feel free to send us your
questions or comments." />
</email>
</contactForm>

the multiple toaddress fields would change in number depending on wether I'm testing a new page and sending results to administrators etc.
the toaddress field is used to create a MailAddress object for adding to a
MailMessage.
or maybe I need nested tags?
<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
</addresses>
...
Any code samples or links would be appreciated, not sure what class to use
for the ConfigSection handler so it creates a collection of toaddresses.

Thanks for any ideas!

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

One easy way to do this without dealing with custom configSection handlers:

<appSettings>
<add key="emailAddresses" value="on*@my.com;tw*@my.com;th***@my.com" />
</appSettings>

in your code:

string[] emailAddresses =
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["emailAddresses"].Split(';');

Peter
--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com


"Dabbler" wrote:

I'm trying to setup a email info config section like:
<contactForm>
<email>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="subjectprefix" value="website contact: " />
<add key="smtphost" value="mail.myhost.com" />
<add key="greeting" value="Please feel free to send us your
questions or comments." />
</email>
</contactForm>

the multiple toaddress fields would change in number depending on wether I'm
testing a new page and sending results to administrators etc.
the toaddress field is used to create a MailAddress object for adding to a
MailMessage.
or maybe I need nested tags?
<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
</addresses>
...
Any code samples or links would be appreciated, not sure what class to use
for the ConfigSection handler so it creates a collection of toaddresses.

Thanks for any ideas!

[Dabbler]

Clever! Thanks.

"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" wrote:

One easy way to do this without dealing with custom configSection handlers:

<appSettings>
<add key="emailAddresses" value="on*@my.com;tw*@my.com;th***@my.com" />
</appSettings>

in your code:

string[] emailAddresses =
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["emailAddresses"].Split(';');

Peter
--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com


"Dabbler" wrote:

I'm trying to setup a email info config section like:
<contactForm>
<email>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="subjectprefix" value="website contact: " />
<add key="smtphost" value="mail.myhost.com" />
<add key="greeting" value="Please feel free to send us your
questions or comments." />
</email>
</contactForm>

the multiple toaddress fields would change in number depending on wether I'm
testing a new page and sending results to administrators etc.
the toaddress field is used to create a MailAddress object for adding to a
MailMessage.
or maybe I need nested tags?
<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
</addresses>
...
Any code samples or links would be appreciated, not sure what class to use
for the ConfigSection handler so it creates a collection of toaddresses.

Thanks for any ideas!

[Dabbler]

Sloan

Thanks for the code sample, That will do the trick!

"sloan" wrote:

Using the "key" name is an approach (which you're probably trying to mimick
the AppSettings in the app or web config files.

http://spaces.msn.com/sholliday/ 2/8/2006 entry

I have a custom configuration handler there if you want to look at it.

If it were me, I go with

<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<address value="[e-mail];" />

<address value="sh*@hishost.com;" />
<address value="th**@hishost.com;" />

</addresses>

</email>
</contactForm>

I wouldn't try to perfectly mimick the microsoft appsettings way... because
they're creating a NamedValueCollection... in a generic fashion.

You know what you're after. Which are 1:N email addresses.


"Dabbler" <Da*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F**********************************@microsof t.com...

I'm trying to setup a email info config section like:
<contactForm>
<email>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="subjectprefix" value="website contact: " />
<add key="smtphost" value="mail.myhost.com" />
<add key="greeting" value="Please feel free to send us your
questions or comments." />
</email>
</contactForm>

the multiple toaddress fields would change in number depending on wether

I'm

testing a new page and sending results to administrators etc.
the toaddress field is used to create a MailAddress object for adding to a
MailMessage.
or maybe I need nested tags?
<contactForm>
<email>
<addresses>
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
<add key="toaddress" value="sh*@herhost.com;" />
<add key="toaddress" value="[e-mail];" />
</addresses>
...
Any code samples or links would be appreciated, not sure what class to use
for the ConfigSection handler so it creates a collection of toaddresses.

Thanks for any ideas!