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How to Add Multiple Username and password In appsettings in app.config?

hello everyone i create one app.config file store in appsettings multiple username and password ?how can i store ? i just see in appsettings key and value and mention also key=username and value=some-pcusername or but i didn't get anything.
foreach (var key in appSettings.AllKeys)
{
//here i want to code with help of storing username and passowrd in appsettings i want to get information of that system
}
thank you !

Shaun Vermaak

In App.config

<configSections>
    <section name="MultiValue1" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler" />
  </configSections>
  <MultiValue1>
    <add key="Key1" value="Value1" />
    <add key="Key2" value="Value2" />
    <add key="Key3" value="Value3" />
  </MultiValue1>

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and to read

public static List<string> GetMultiValue(string name)
        {
            List<string> returnValues = new List<string>();

            try
            {
                NameValueCollection rules = ConfigurationManager.GetSection(name) as NameValueCollection;

                foreach (string ruleName in rules)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        returnValues.Add(rules[ruleName]);
                    }
                    catch
                    {
                        //Rule failed
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                //Config failed
            }

            return returnValues;
        }

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Éric Moreau

have a look at an article I wrote a long time ago: http://emoreau.com/Entries/Articles/2007/03/AppSettings-revisited.aspx

Vishal Gundage

ASKER

Dear Eric This solution i din't understand can u explain in brief i m beginers in .net

Éric Moreau

The article is meant for beginners. It tells you how you can use the app.config file. Download the demo code, play with it and read the article completely.

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