asp.net core 2.0 Configuration.GetConnectionString doesn't seem to be reading appsetting.environment.json

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I can add a "ConnectionStrings" element to my appsettings.json file; however, when I copy and paste the same element in to my appsettings.Development.json file it doesn't seem to work. My var connection = Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultDatabase"); line of code no longer works within Startup.cs and the ConfigureServices() method.

I am using Visual Studio 2017 and when i go to the properties of the project and go to the Debug tab I can see that it is setting ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT to Development so shouldn't the connection string within appsettings.Development.json work with the Conifugration.GetConnectionString() method?

Sean W. · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-18 19:01:18Z

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Ugh ok apparently I was pasting the code in to the "Logging" section element (right after the LogLevel element. Now that I truly have ConnectionStrings as its own element instead of a property of Logging all is well now.

answered Jun 18, 2018 at 19:01

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