How to tell if web.config item is/is not inherited

[Brad]

Probably a very basic questions here:
When using code to look at a web.config item, how can I tell if the value
is/is not inherited? I have some common code that needs to iterate through
settings like appsettings and connectionstrings but I only want to look at
settings for the current web app: I would like to ignore a value if it
comes from a web.config up the folder heirarchy....it does not exist in the
current web apps web.config. And I do not want a developer to have to use a
Remove element to exclude the value just so the code can work.

Using .Net 2

Thanks

Brad

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Brad,

Based on my understanding, you're using
WebConfigurationManager.OpenConfiguration() to read from web.config, you
noticed that appSettings and connectionStrings in the Configuration object
contain both settings inherited from parent web.config and settings in
itself. You want to know is it possible to differentiate them or only get
those settings in itself. Please correct me if I've misunderstood anything.

I've done some researching and looked into the WebConfigurationManager's
source code using Reflector (http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/),
unfortunately it seems not possible to only return a Configuration object
with settings from the web.config itself in current .NET framework version.
Your objective is a reasonable one and we're sorry for the inconvenience
caused. I will make sure your feedback gets forwarded to product team.

For now, I'm afraid you will have to read the web.config yourself to
determine which appsettings or connectionstrings are in it. I can give
further suggestion if you could elaborate more about your objective. Thanks.

In the meanwhile, you're also welcome to submit your feedback at
http://connect.microsoft.com/Main/content/content.aspx?ContentID=2220 which
is monitored by our product team directly. Thanks again for your feedback.

Sincerely,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Brad]

Thank you for the information. I can just examine the web.config as an
xmldocument.

Brad

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Brad,

Thanks for your understanding. Please feel free to let me know if there's
anything else I can help.

Regards,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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