How to add app.config to Visual Studio 2012 Web Express lib project?

Question

How can I add a configuration file to Visual Studio 2012 Web Express library project?

I tried following the msdn instructions but I just don't have the Application Configuration File template. I tried looking all over in the properties of the project to specify the config file, but it's nowhere to be found.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Libraries don't generally have configuration files. When an application loads, the configuration it loads will be the one associated with that application - not the libraries within it.

You can create app config files for libraries, and load them explicitly - but it's a bit of a pain. Consider exposing configuration directly in your API, and allowing the application consuming the library to provide the configuration appropriately.

Answer 2

在ASP.NET中，它被称为“Web应用程序文件”，该文件名称为“web.config”。