>Hi,
>
>>I need to load a bunch of names (up to about 15) into an array or arraylist. I would like to know which method is faster:
>>
>>1. Create an xml file of these names and use LoadXml method
>>or
>>2. Add these names into an external web.config file (e.g. my.config)
>>
>>Thank you in advance for any input.
>
>You could look at putting the items in Web.config and implementing IConfigurationSectionHandler. A handler can be simply constructed to return an ArrayList directly - and may prove reusable for other web.config sections.
>HTH,
>Viv
I have never done/heard of IConfigurationSectionHandler. I will google for some samples on the web.
Thank you very much for the suggestion.
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