Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration 2.1.0-rc1-final

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This package has been deprecated as part of the .NET Package Deprecation effort. You can learn more about it from https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/217

This is a prerelease version of Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration --version 2.1.0-rc1-final                
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration -Version 2.1.0-rc1-final                
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="2.1.0-rc1-final" />                
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration --version 2.1.0-rc1-final                
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration, 2.1.0-rc1-final"                
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration&version=2.1.0-rc1-final&prerelease

// Install Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration&version=2.1.0-rc1-final&prerelease                

Implementation of key-value pair based configuration for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. Includes the memory configuration provider.

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NuGet packages (6.3K)

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Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions

Provides a base class for file-based configuration providers used with Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration and extension methods for configuring them.

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json

JSON configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read your application's settings from a JSON file. You can use JsonConfigurationExtensions.AddJsonFile extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add the JSON configuration provider to the configuration builder.

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables

Environment variables configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read configuration parameters from environment variables. You can use EnvironmentVariablesExtensions.AddEnvironmentVariables extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add the environment variables configuration provider to the configuration builder.

Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Configuration

Configuration support for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.

Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine

Command line configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read configuration parameters from the command line arguments of your application. You can use CommandLineConfigurationExtensions.AddCommandLine extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add the command line configuration provider to the configuration builder.

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