Creating custom variable in web.config file?

Question

I want to create a variable in web.config file and to use that variable in web forms. How can I achieve this??

yes. I got to know about tag but nothing about creating variable. — Chakri, Mar 07 '14 at 12:11
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Actually, this page is now the top result for a search - Kudos to Chakri! — Graham Laight, Sep 25 '15 at 09:32

score 75 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 04 '15 at 09:25

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in web.config:

<appSettings>
   <add key="message" value="Hello, World!" />
</appSettings>

in cs:

string str = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["message"].ToString();

edited Dec 04 '15 at 09:25

answered Mar 07 '14 at 12:11

DmitryK

1

Please refer to this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1274852/the-name-configurationmanager-does-not-exist-in-the-current-context if you have issues with ConfigurationManager not working. – John M Jul 04 '16 at 14:17
1

You forgot to mention to add the class in the code (`using System.Configuration`) – Malcolm Salvador Feb 03 '17 at 01:33

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 12:11

You may try like this:

<appSettings>
   <add key="id" value="12762"/>
   <add key ="url" value="http://localhost:10982/Redirect.aspx"/>
</appSettings>

Then you can use

using System.Configuration;

and use it like this:

string id=ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Id"].ToString();
string url=ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Url"].ToString();

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

4

FYI: The accepted answers for accessing web.config data are considered "Obsolete" now and should be replaced with:

Example:

in web.config:

<appSettings>
   <add key="message" value="Hello, World!" />
</appSettings>

in c#:

ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["message"]

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

Community

answered Apr 14 '16 at 17:08

AndyRBlank

3 Answers3