Can we have multiple App.Config files in .NET console application?

Question

I have a console application that has App.Confile file. Now the parameters that are environment specific are maintained here.

Now I am thinking to have multiple app.config files (like app.dev.config, app.test.config and app.prod.config) the way how we can have multiple Web.Config files.

In case of Web application, we can handle this and ConfigurationManager would pick respective Web.Config file.

In case of Console application, I am not sure. If Yes, how can we have multiple app.config files?

Appreciate your help.

Thanks

Answer 1

To follow on from Babak's answer, you could also separate parts of your config out into other config files by using the configSource attribute on any element which represents a ConfigurationSection, e.g.:

<appSettings configSource="appSettings.config" />

And in appSettings.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<appSettings>
    <add key="Blah" value="Nim nim nim" />
</appSettings>