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There is a newer version of this package available.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.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="2.1.0-rc1-final" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version 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.
#:package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration@2.1.0-rc1-final
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration&version=2.1.0-rc1-final&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration&version=2.1.0-rc1-final&prerelease
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

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

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Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder

Provides the functionality to bind an object to data in configuration providers for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to represent the configuration data as strongly-typed classes defined in the application code. To bind a configuration, use the Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.ConfigurationBinder.Get extension method on the IConfiguration object. To use this package, you also need to install a package for the configuration provider, for example, Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json for the JSON provider.

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.

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