If I don't include the debug
attribute in the compilation
element like this:
<system.web>
<compilation />
</system.web>
Does it default to true
or false
? Links to sources would be appreciated.
If I don't include the debug
attribute in the compilation
element like this:
<system.web>
<compilation />
</system.web>
Does it default to true
or false
? Links to sources would be appreciated.
The default for debug
attribute in the compilation
is false
MSDN - compilation Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
debug
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether to compile debug binaries rather than retail binaries. The default is False.
The Default value will be false.
Here is a link to MSDN about the compilation tag for web.config.
The default value is false, but beware of ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance.
So, if in a specific web.config file you find:
<system.web>
<compilation />
</system.web>
It may very well be that the actual value it true, if there is a web.config file at a higher level with:
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" />
</system.web>
If you use the the IIS configuration editor, you can see the actual values. A drop down list allows you to inspect the values set at a higher level.
You can see that the value of debug=true. Not because it is set in the web.config file at the application level, but at the root site level.
The default is false as described by previous answers.
If debug=true is specified in Machine.config, every web app's web.config will inherit it and it will be treated as default then.