How to use web.config when unit testing an asp .net application

Question

I am starting out with unit testing, I have a method that uses the web.config for a connection string.

I was hoping to be able to use

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Answer 1

I would recommend abstracting the configuration reading part, so that it could be mocked. Something like this, see Jon_Lindeheim's reply How to read Web.Config file while Unit Test Case Debugging?