SectionInformation.ProtectionProvider Property

Definition

Gets the protected configuration provider for the associated configuration section.

public:
 property System::Configuration::ProtectedConfigurationProvider ^ ProtectionProvider { System::Configuration::ProtectedConfigurationProvider ^ get(); };
public System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider ProtectionProvider { get; }
member this.ProtectionProvider : System.Configuration.ProtectedConfigurationProvider
Public ReadOnly Property ProtectionProvider As ProtectedConfigurationProvider

Property Value

The protected configuration provider for this ConfigurationSection object.

Examples

The following example shows how to get the ProtectSection value of a ConfigurationSection object.

static public void GetProtectionProvider()
{
    SectionInformation sInfo =
        GetSectionInformation();

    ProtectedConfigurationProvider pp = 
        sInfo.ProtectionProvider;
    if (pp == null)
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider is null");
    else
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider: {0}", 
            pp.ToString());
}
Public Shared Sub GetProtectionProvider()

    Dim sInfo As SectionInformation = _
    GetSectionInformation()

    Dim pp _
    As ProtectedConfigurationProvider = _
    sInfo.ProtectionProvider
    If pp Is Nothing Then
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider is null")
    Else
        Console.WriteLine("Protection provider: {0}", _
        pp.ToString())
    End If

End Sub

Remarks

For unprotected sections, the ProtectionProvider property is null.

For more information about protected configuration sections, see Encrypting Configuration Information Using Protected Configuration.

Applies to

See also