ConfigurationManager.AppSettings count 0

Question

C# - ConfigurationManager.AppSettings count is 0. And ideas? Here is the code:

  var appSettings = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings;

                    if (appSettings.Count == 0)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("AppSettings is empty.");
                    }

Running in debug. VS copies the app.config to the debug directory and names it CBCuedERI.exe.config. Here is part of the config file

<applicationSettings>
    <CBCuedERI.Properties.Settings>
        <setting name="test" serializeAs="String">
            <value>one</value>
        </setting>
    </CBCuedERI.Properties.Settings>
</applicationSettings>

I also tried this and it returns NULL

  string sss = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get ( "test") ;

Answer 1

Your config file is incorrect, you are using the key applicationSettings instead of the correct appSettings.

Answer 2

ConfigurationManager.AppSettings is used for the key value pairs in appSettings section

Reading settings from app.config or web.config in .net