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I'm trying to get this given node value from the Sitecore configuration (Sitecore 9 instance).

My first approach was to read the configuration file on which this value is defined. Pretty standard...

The issue is that I just realized that a customer can add another configuration file to patch this value, what would make my first approach return a wrong value.

What is the best way of reading the final computed Sitecore configuration (what we see in the /showconfig.aspx)?

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After struggling with this for a while, finally found the answers.

If what you are trying to read is really a setting following the below format:

<setting name="THE_NAME_GOES_HERE" value="THE_VALUE_GOES_HERE" />

You can use the Sitecore.Configuration.Settings.GetSetting(p_Name, p_DefaultValue) method to read it.

However, if what you are trying to read a Sitecore config node, the above method won't work.

In this case, you should aim to use the Factory.GetConfigNode(p_XmlPath) method and then grab the node's value.

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    If you want a real mindbender, checkout the SettingsSwitcher which allows you to create a context that sets a value for a specific setting, regardless of the value in the config.
    – Pete Navarra
    Commented Mar 21, 2019 at 19:08
  • TIL that Pete, thanks a lot!
    – Hugo Santos
    Commented Mar 21, 2019 at 19:21

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