custom configuration section in app.config

[npaulus]

Hi I am trying to experiment with a custom configuration section in
app.config but it just doesnt work.

app.config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>
<configSections >
<section name="Regions" type="ConfigSec tionHandler.MyS ectionHandler,
ConfigSectionHa ndler"/>
</configSections>
<Regions>
<Australia value="0"/>
</Regions>
</configuration>

MySectionHandle r.cs:
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode
section)
{
object obj=null;
// TODO: Add MySectionHandle r.Create implementation
try
{
hash = new Hashtable();
if(section.Name == "Regions")
{
foreach(XmlNode child in section)
{

hash.Add(child. Name.ToString() ,child.Value.To String());
}
obj=hash;
}
}
catch
{
obj=null;
}
finally
{
}
return obj;
}

calling method:
rivate void Form1_Load(obje ct sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
Hashtable hash;
ConfigSectionHa ndler.MySection Handler config = new
ConfigSectionHa ndler.MySection Handler();
hash =
(Hashtable)conf ig.Create(null, null,(System.Xm l.XmlNode)Syste m.Configuration .ConfigurationS ettings.GetConf ig("Regions")) ;
for(int i=0;i<hash.Coun t;i++)
{
MessageBox.Show (hash.Keys.ToSt ring());
}
}

If anyone can help please let me know. The GetConfig returns nothing

Regards,
NJ

[sloan]

I have several config section handlers at:
http://spaces.msn.com/sholliday/ 12/1/2005 2/8/2006 entries.

They aren't config section examples for academic purposes, I created them
for real use.

But should give you a good example.

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Hi I am trying to experiment with a custom configuration section in
app.config but it just doesnt work.

app.config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuratio n>
<configSections >
<section name="Regions" type="ConfigSec tionHandler.MyS ectionHandler,
ConfigSectionHa ndler"/>
</configSections>
<Regions>
<Australia value="0"/>
</Regions>
</configuration>

MySectionHandle r.cs:
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode
section)
{
object obj=null;
// TODO: Add MySectionHandle r.Create implementation
try
{
hash = new Hashtable();
if(section.Name == "Regions")
{
foreach(XmlNode child in section)
{

hash.Add(child. Name.ToString() ,child.Value.To String());
}
obj=hash;
}
}
catch
{
obj=null;
}
finally
{
}
return obj;
}

calling method:
rivate void Form1_Load(obje ct sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
Hashtable hash;
ConfigSectionHa ndler.MySection Handler config = new
ConfigSectionHa ndler.MySection Handler();
hash =
(Hashtable)conf ig.Create(null, null,(System.Xm l.XmlNode)Syste m.Configuration .
ConfigurationSe ttings.GetConfi g("Regions")) ; for(int i=0;i<hash.Coun t;i++)
{
MessageBox.Show (hash.Keys.ToSt ring());
}
}

If anyone can help please let me know. The GetConfig returns nothing

Regards,
NJ