NOTE: this is very very similar to this [SO question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/772474/create-a-custom-block-in-web-config-for-web-config-with-a-random-number-of-elemen), but I need some more help.

i'm trying to make the following section in my .config file, but i get an exception when trying to *access* this section.

### .config file

```
<configSections>
    <section name="foos" type="Ackbar.Mvc.Models.Foo.FooCollection, Ackbar.Mvc" requirePermission="false"/>
    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler" requirePermission="false" />
</configSections>

<foos>
    <add name="aaa" something="zzz"/>
    <add name="bbb" something="yyy"/>
    <add name="ccc" something="xxx"/>
</foos>

```

Ok, so this means i need to make *two* classes

### classes

```
public class FooCollection : ConfigurationElementCollection
{
    ... with my custom overrides, etc. ...
}

```

and

```
public class FooElement : ConfigurationElement
{
    [ConfigurationProperty("Name", IsRequired = true)]
    public string Name { .. }

    [ConfigurationProperty("Something ", IsRequired = true)]
    public string Something { .. }

    [ConfigurationProperty("IsDefault ", IsRequired = false, DefaultValue = false)]
    public bool IsDefault { .. }
}

```

Kewl. Now, when i do the following ....

`var whatever = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("foos")` is throws the following exception :-

> 
> An error occurred creating the
> configuration section handler for
> foos: Type
> 'Ackbar.Mvc.Models.Foos.FooCollection'
> does not inherit from
> 'System.Configuration.IConfigurationSectionHandler'.
> 
> 
> 

Can someone please help me? I don't want to wrap the collection INSIDE a parent section.

Cheers :)