"Value" setting is also needed in appsettings.json, Chapter 04 switch trace levels

[richshi]

"Value" setting is also needed in appsettings.json, Chapter 04 switch trace levels

[markjprice]

If you add "Value" then it will not be read. This does not work:

{
  "PacktSwitch": {
    "Level": {
      "Value": "3"
    }
  }
}

This works:

{
  "PacktSwitch": {
    "Level": "3"
  }
}

And this works:

{
  "PacktSwitch": {
    "Level": "Info"
  }
}

When testing, make sure that edits to the appsettings.json file are being properly copied to the output directory or you will get confused. I will add a statement to the code to output the actual contents of the file being processed to make this clearer in the next edition, as shown in the following code:

Console.WriteLine(File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(
  Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.json")));

[richshi]

In VSC, I had to add "Value" to the appsettings.json like this: {    "PacktSwitch":{        "Level": "Info",        "Value": "3"    }} Otherwise (with only "Level" : "Info" in the json), the complier will throw an exception like this: On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 01:45:08 AM CDT, Mark J. Price ***@***.***> wrote: If you add "Value" then it will not be read. This does not work: { "PacktSwitch": { "Level": { "Value": "3" } } } This works: { "PacktSwitch": { "Level": "3" } } And this works: { "PacktSwitch": { "Level": "Info" } } When testing, make sure that edits to the appsettings.json file are being properly copied to the output directory or you will get confused. I will add a statement to the code to output the actual contents of the file being processed to make this clearer in the next edition, as shown in the following code: Console.WriteLine(File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine( Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.json"))); — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[richshi]

It appears to be redundant but the Value [string] setting cannot be ignored when I run the debugging. On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 08:35:39 AM CDT, Richard Shi ***@***.***> wrote: In VSC, I had to add "Value" to the appsettings.json like this: {    "PacktSwitch":{        "Level": "Info",        "Value": "3"    }} Otherwise (with only "Level" : "Info" in the json), the complier will throw an exception like this: On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 01:45:08 AM CDT, Mark J. Price ***@***.***> wrote: If you add "Value" then it will not be read. This does not work: { "PacktSwitch": { "Level": { "Value": "3" } } } This works: { "PacktSwitch": { "Level": "3" } } And this works: { "PacktSwitch": { "Level": "Info" } } When testing, make sure that edits to the appsettings.json file are being properly copied to the output directory or you will get confused. I will add a statement to the code to output the actual contents of the file being processed to make this clearer in the next edition, as shown in the following code: Console.WriteLine(File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine( Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.json"))); — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[markjprice]

I've done more research to find out what's going on. I have updated an errata item that I already had about this with the latest information I've found. Hopefully that's the end of it! Thanks!

https://github.com/markjprice/cs11dotnet7/blob/main/docs/errata/errata.md#page-178---reviewing-project-packages

[richshi]

Thank you very much, Sir! On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 09:21:22 AM CDT, Mark J. Price ***@***.***> wrote: I've done more research to find out what's going on. I have updated an errata item that I already had about this with the latest information I've found. Hopefully that's the end of it! Thanks! https://github.com/markjprice/cs11dotnet7/blob/main/docs/errata/errata.md#page-178---reviewing-project-packages — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>