Using an array in Azure web app settings

Question

In my ASP.NET 5 (RC1) code I have an appsetting.json that looks something like this:

{     "SomeSettings": {         "PropA": "ValueA",         "PropB": [             "ValueB1",             "ValueB2"         ]     } } 

These value are used when a run the code on my dev machine (ie. localhost). If I want to overwrite the "SomeSettings" in Azure's Application settings for the wep app, how would I specify the "PropB" array?

The SomeSettings.cs class that I want to store the information in looks like this:

public class SomeSettings {     public string PropA { get; set; }     public List<string> PropB { get; set; } } 

The problem is "PropB" - how to I specify an array or List as a string in Azure - is this even possible?

In my Startup class's constructor I have:

var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()     .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json")     .AddEnvironmentVariables(); 

And in my Startup class's Configure methods I have:

var someSettings = configuration.GetSection("SomeSettings").Get<SomeSettings>(); 

Answer 1

Adding the settings under "App settings" like this will do the trick... Notice the ":0" and ":1" below

Format: Key -> Value

SomeSettings:PropA -> AzureValueA SomeSettings:PropB:0 -> AzureValueB1 SomeSettings:PropB:1 -> AzureValueB2 

If you aren't running on Windows, replace the colon : with double underscore __ to get your app to see the settings. So instead of e.g. SomeSettings:PropA, you'd use SomeSettings__PropA.