Usage

Usage

Make sure you've installed the Configuration Section Designer first. After installation, you have a new item type in Visual Studio named "ConfigurationSectionDesigner" as well as a new Project Type named "Configuration Section Project". For detailed instructions on how to use the tool, please pick a topic below:

Getting started

• Creating a new Configuration Section Designer project
• Creating a new Configuration Section Designer diagram
• Adding elements to the Configuration Section Designer diagram
• Defining new types

Advanced topics

• Handling Custom child elements
• Configuring Configuration Section Protection
• Validation
• Type conversion

Other resources

• System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager class from MSDN
• Useful stackoverflow question about config sections.
• 3-part article on configuration sections. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
• Interesting configuration section article from Phil Haack