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Asked: 2026-05-31T13:59:53+00:00

I remember reading once that .NET had a built in configSection handler that could

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I remember reading once that .NET had a built in configSection handler that could handle a collection of key/value pairs without having to code my own custom classes. Similar to appSettings, but I can name the containing tag my own name and just start listing key/value pairs.

Anyone know if this exists and what it is called?

Example:

<configuration>
  <configSections>
     <section name="myKeys" type="Some.Built.In.Assembly, Some.Built.In.Assembly" />
  </configSections>

  <myKeys>
    <add key="1" value="1" />
    <add key="2" value="2" />
    <add key="3" value="3" />
  </myKeys>
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  1. Editorial Team

    What you are looking for is System.Configuration.NameValueFileSectionHandler. An example of its usage can be found here: 4guysfromrolla.com/articles/053102-1.aspx

    (Edited the typo in the class name)

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