ConfigurationManager.GetSection() function

Question

Can someone elaborate how this function works? Does it load every time from disk or it caches it somewhere in memory etc? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

.NET caches this and invalidates when the web.config changes

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Answer 2

当应用程序运行时，整个配置将加载到内存中，每当您尝试访问时，都会从内存中检索所需的部分

Answer 3

Configuration is in memory, any external change in the disk config file would have to be reloaded (standalone apps)

ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(sectionName); [1]

[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationmanager.refreshsection.aspx