application settings , config files for custom assemblies

Question

User853731431 posted

Within a class library, how can I read config settings for the web application. 
Do I need to use  System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager   or System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager ?

 

Answer 1

User-837620913 posted

Check out this page:

http://www.bearcanyon.com/dotnet/ 

And look for "Per-Assembly Configuration Files" 

Answer 2

User853731431 posted

 Well, one reason I ask is that my current class library Im using is referencing System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager to read settings in my web.config file.  It seemed like that shouldnt work, and would instead need to use the WebconfigurationManager class

comments ? 

Answer 3

User-2115483147 posted

 Well, one reason I ask is that my current class library Im using is referencing System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager to read settings in my web.config file.  It seemed like that shouldnt work, and would instead need to use the WebconfigurationManager class

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Hi BitShift,

I suggest you give up to read web.config and please use an XML file instead of it.

Hope it helps,

Hong Gang

 

Answer 4

User-837620913 posted
If you use the ConfigurationManager in a class library, it will use the config file from whatever application loaded your class library.  If you create a web application with a web.config, and use ConfigurationManager.AppSettings in a class library, it can access the AppSettings in the web.config file.