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string name = instanceVariable.GetType().Name;

In Jabber-net library, which I am using for my client, I saw this piece of code, which basically stores an array of type-unsafe properties. It is a useful idiom to have in mind for C# developers.

/// <summary>

/// Sets or retrieves a connection property.

/// You have to know the type of the property based on the [...]

ConfigurationManager class is used to load settings from an XML file at the start of an application. Usually people edit it outside the application (manually with a text editor), however, it is possible to change configuration inside the program:

http://blog.sb2.fr/post/2008/11/29/HowTo-Modify-Configuration-File-Programmatically-with-C.aspx

The Jabber-Net library uses this function to update its configuration file instead:

/// <summary>

/// Write the current connection [...]