How to create custom Sitecore config file and access its key’s value in C#

I am damn sure that you must sometimes face this problem during reading, finding or modifying any entry in Sitecore web.config file.

The config file that I have contains 3950 lines. WTF how to work with such a large file. Is there any way to break it so that I can make my own settings value in other config file.

Fortunetly YES. Here is the trick.

·         Create one config file like "Sample.config" in "Website\App_Config\Include" folder and make keys entries in <settings> … </settings> section as

<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">

  <sitecore>

    <settings>    

       <setting name="EnableLogin" value="true"/>

<setting name="mykeyName" value="KeyValue"/>

    </settings>

  </sitecore>

  <system.web>

  </system.web>

</configuration>

At runtime Sitecore merge all these config files and treat them as a single file and work smartly. 

And now the million dollar question, How to access it in C# code?

Simply refer GetSetting() method of Settings class as below

string strKeyValue = Sitecore.Configuration.Settings.GetSetting("mykeyName");

 
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