Visual Studio warning configuration element is not declared

Visual Studio warning configuration element is not declared

Visual Studio warning

Error

• When you open your Visual Basic Project, and navigate to App.config file for editing, you notice that <configuration> is underlined with blue line. When the cursor hovers, you see this message ( The 'configuration' element is not declared ).

configuration element is not declared

Solution

• Open your VB.Net Project.
• From XML menu, choose Schemas..

App.Config - configuration element solution

• From XML Schemas, look for DotNetConfig.xsd
• From Dropdown Use, choose Use this schema
• Click OK.

vb.net - app.Config - configuration solution

Create your own App.config file, Set Value, Get Value

• You need to add reference to Configuration.dll in your project.
• Create Class MyConfigs.vb