Get-IISConfigElement
Gets a configuration element object from an IIS configuration section or a configuration element.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Get-IISConfigElement
[-ConfigElement] <ConfigurationElement>
[[-ChildElementName] <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Get-IISConfigElement cmdlet gets a child ConfigurationElement object from either a ConfigurationSection or a ConfigurationElement.
Examples
Example 1: Get a configuration element for an IIS website
PS C:\> $ConfigSection = Get-IISConfigSection -SectionPath "system.applicationHost/sites"
PS C:\> $SitesCollection = Get-IISConfigCollection -ConfigElement $ConfigSection
PS C:\> $Site = Get-IISConfigCollectionElement -ConfigCollection $SitesCollection -ConfigAttribute @{"name" = "Default Web Site"}
PS C:\> $Elem = Get-IISConfigElement -ConfigElement $Site -ChildElementName "limits"
PS C:\> Get-IISConfigAttributeValue -ConfigElement $Elem -AttributeName "MaxUrlSegments"
This command returns the configuration element limits for the Default Web Site into the Windows PowerShell variable $Elem.
Parameters
-ChildElementName
Specifies the name of the child ConfigurationElement to be returned. If this parameter is omitted, all the child elements for the given parent are returned.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 2 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-ConfigElement
Specifies the IIS ConfigurationSection or ConfigurationElement for which the child ConfigurationElement is returned.
Parameter properties
| Type: | ConfigurationElement |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 1 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.