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Add-WebConfigurationProperty

Add-WebConfigurationProperty

Adds a property to an IIS configuration section.

Syntax

Add-WebConfigurationProperty -Name <String> [-Type <String>] [-Value <PSObject>] [-AtElement <Hashtable>] [-AtIndex <Int32>] [-AtName <String>] [-Force] [-Location <String[]>] [-Filter] <String[]> [[-PSPath] <String[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Adds a property to an IIS configuration section. Globbing is supported.

Parameters

-Name <String>

The name of the IIS configuration property to add.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

true

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-Type <String>

The type of property to add.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-Value <PSObject>

The value of the configuration property to add.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-AtElement <Hashtable>

The element at which the value is to be inserted.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Position?

named

-AtIndex <Int32>

The index at which the property is to be inserted.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Position?

named

-AtName <String>

The property name at which the property is to be inserted.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Position?

named

-Force <SwitchParameter>

Forces the property to be written. If a lock exists, the property is written at a level in the configuration above the lock.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-Location <String[]>

Location of the configuration property setting. Location tags are frequently used for configuration settings that must be set more precisely than per application or per virtual directory. For example, a setting for a particular file or directory could use a location tag. Location tags are also used if a particular section is locked. In such an instance, the configuration system would have to use a location tag in one of the parent configuration files.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Position?

named

-Filter <String[]>

Specifies the IIS configuration section, or an XPath query that returns a configuration element.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

true

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Position?

1

-PSPath <String[]>

Specifies the configuration path. This can be either an IIS configuration path in the format computer name/webroot/apphost, or the IIS module path in this format IIS:\sites\Default Web Site.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Position?

2

-WarningAction <ActionPreference>

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-WarningVariable <String>

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-WhatIf <SwitchParameter>

Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-Confirm <SwitchParameter>

Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.

Attributes

Name Value

Required?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Position?

named

-CommonParameter

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see About Common Parameter

Input and Return Types

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Input Type

.

Return Type

.

Notes

Examples

EXAMPLE 1: Adding a Default Document

IIS:\>Add-WebConfigurationProperty //defaultDocument/files  "IIS:\sites\Default Web Site" -AtIndex 0 -Name collection -Value "new-index.html"

This command adds a new Default Document named new-index.html to the top of the list of existing documents.

See Also

Reference

Remove-WebConfigurationProperty