How do I define custom web.config sections with potential child elements and attributes for the properties?

Question

The web applications I develop often require co-dependant configuration settings and there are also settings that have to change as we move between each of our environments.

Answer 1

The custom configuration are quite handy thing and often applications end up with a demand for an extendable solution.

For .NET 1.1 please refer the article http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/020707-1.aspx

Note: The above solution works for .NET 2.0 as well.

For .NET 2.0 specific solution, please refer the article http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/032807-1.aspx