如果读取app.config的内容
 读取代码如下 
       System.Configuration.Configuration   config   = 
                                                             ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( 
                                                             ConfigurationUserLevel.None); 
 ConfigurationSection   cs   =   config.GetSection( "applicationSettings ");   
 结果cs   返回null, 
 但是用config.GetSection( "connectionStrings ");却可以     
 app.config的内容如下 
  <?xml   version= "1.0 "   encoding= "utf-8 "   ?>  
  <configuration>  
              <configSections>  
                          <sectionGroup   name= "applicationSettings "   type= "System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup,   System,   Version=2.0.0.0,   Culture=neutral,   PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 "   >  
                                      <section   name= "Test_ado.Properties.Settings "   type= "System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection,   System,   Version=2.0.0.0,   Culture=neutral,   PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 "   requirePermission= "false "   />  
                          </sectionGroup>  
              </configSections>  
              <connectionStrings>  
                          <add   name= "northwindbysql "   connectionString= "Data   Source=lisong;Initial   Catalog=Northwind;User   ID=sa " 
                                     providerName= "System.Data.SqlClient "   />  
                          <add   name= "northwindbywindow "   connectionString= "Data   Source=localhost;Initial   Catalog=Northwind;Integrated   Security=True " 
                                     providerName= "System.Data.SqlClient "   />  
                          <add   name= "Test_ado.Properties.Settings.mydbstring "   connectionString= "Data   Source=lisong;Initial   Catalog=Northwind;User   ID=sa " 
                                     providerName= "System.Data.SqlClient "   />  
              </connectionStrings>  
              <applicationSettings>  
                          <Test_ado.Properties.Settings>  
                                      <setting   name= "myDB "   serializeAs= "String ">  
                                                  <value> northwind </value>  
                                      </setting>  
                          </Test_ado.Properties.Settings>  
              </applicationSettings>