What is the best way to populate an array from a config file.

[Thirsty Traveler]

I have an application that will be accessing an array of ports obtained from
a config file. What would be the best way to do populate the array if the
config file has, say, the following format:

<configuration>
<applicationSettings>
<AppURL server=http://DevAppServer>
<port value="8000"/>
<port value="8100"/>
<port value="8200"/>
</AppURL>
</applicationSettings>
</configuration>

 

[Guest]

I don't believe that will work for appSettings, because you have multiple
identical key names.

You could do
<port values="8000;8100;8200;8300"/>

Then in your code,

string[] portValues ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["port"].Split(';');

 

[Thirsty Traveler]

Actually, I was concerned about this in AppSettings as well (which I usually
use for config strings), so I put it into applicationSettings.

I don't believe that will work for appSettings, because you have multiple
identical key names.

You could do
<port values="8000;8100;8200;8300"/>

Then in your code,

string[] portValues ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["port"].Split(';');


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I have an application that will be accessing an array of ports obtained
from
a config file. What would be the best way to do populate the array if the
config file has, say, the following format:

<configuration>
<applicationSettings>
<AppURL server=http://DevAppServer>
<port value="8000"/>
<port value="8100"/>
<port value="8200"/>
</AppURL>
</applicationSettings>
</configuration>