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WebPart Constructor

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Initializes the class for use by an inherited class instance. This constructor can only be called by an inherited class.

protected:
 WebPart();
protected WebPart ();
Protected Sub New ()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how a control that derives from the WebPart class inherits the default property values set in the base WebPart constructor, but then changes the value of one property in the constructor of the derived control.

The first part of this example contains the code for a custom WebPart control named TextDisplayWebPart. This control demonstrates how to create a simple custom WebPart control that gives you access to the features of the Web Parts control set. Note that in the constructor of the custom control, the TextDisplayWebPart.AllowClose property is set to false, which has the effect of preventing users from closing the control on a Web page. For the code example to run, you must compile this source code. You can compile it explicitly and put the resulting assembly in your Web site's Bin folder or the global assembly cache. Alternatively, you can put the source code in your site's App_Code folder, where it will be dynamically compiled at run time. This code example assumes that you compile the source code into an assembly, place it in a Bin subfolder of your Web application, and reference the assembly with a Register directive in your Web page. For a walkthrough that demonstrates both methods of compiling, see Walkthrough: Developing and Using a Custom Web Server Control.

using System;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, 
    Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, 
    Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  public class TextDisplayWebPart : WebPart
  {
    private String _contentText = null;
    TextBox input;
    Label DisplayContent;

    public TextDisplayWebPart()
    {
      this.AllowClose = false;
    }

    [Personalizable(), WebBrowsable]
    public String ContentText
    {
      get { return _contentText; }
      set { _contentText = value; }
    }

    protected override void CreateChildControls()
    {
      Controls.Clear();
      DisplayContent = new Label();
      DisplayContent.BackColor = 
        System.Drawing.Color.LightBlue;
      DisplayContent.Text = this.ContentText;
      this.Controls.Add(DisplayContent);
      input = new TextBox();
      this.Controls.Add(input);
      Button update = new Button();
      update.Text = "Set Label Content";
      update.Click += new EventHandler(this.submit_Click);
      this.Controls.Add(update);
      ChildControlsCreated = true;
    }

    private void submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      // Update the label string.
      if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(input.Text))
      {
        _contentText = input.Text + @"<br />";
        input.Text = String.Empty;
        DisplayContent.Text = this.ContentText;
      }
    }
  }
}

Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls

<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
  Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
  Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Class TextDisplayWebPart
    Inherits WebPart
    Private _contentText As String = Nothing
    Private input As TextBox
    Private DisplayContent As Label
    
    
    Public Sub New() 
      Me.AllowClose = False
    End Sub
    
    <Personalizable(), WebBrowsable()>  _
    Public Property ContentText() As String 
        Get
            Return _contentText
        End Get
        Set
            _contentText = value
        End Set
    End Property
     
    Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls() 
        Controls.Clear()
        DisplayContent = New Label()
        DisplayContent.Text = Me.ContentText
        DisplayContent.BackColor = _
          System.Drawing.Color.LightBlue
        Me.Controls.Add(DisplayContent)
        input = New TextBox()
        Me.Controls.Add(input)
        Dim update As New Button()
        update.Text = "Set Label Content"
        AddHandler update.Click, AddressOf Me.submit_Click
        Me.Controls.Add(update)
        ChildControlsCreated = True
    
    End Sub
    
    
    Private Sub submit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
                             ByVal e As EventArgs) 
        ' Update the label string.
        If input.Text <> String.Empty Then
            _contentText = input.Text & "<br />"
            input.Text = String.Empty
            DisplayContent.Text = Me.ContentText
        End If
    
    End Sub
    
End Class

End Namespace

The second part of the example shows how to reference the TextDisplayWebPart control in an ASP.NET Web page. After you load the page in a browser, if you click the verbs menu in the title bar of the custom WebPart control, the close verb is now disabled, which prevents users from closing the control.

<%@ page language="C#" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="aspSample" 
             Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" 
             Assembly="TextDisplayWebPartCS"%>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <asp:webpartmanager id="WebPartManager1" runat="server" />
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone1"
      runat="server"
      title="Zone 1"
      PartChromeType="TitleAndBorder">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" ForeColor="#3300cc" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px"   
          borderstyle="Solid"  
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ page language="VB" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="aspSample" 
             Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" 
             Assembly="TextDisplayWebPartVB"%>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <asp:webpartmanager id="WebPartManager1" runat="server" />
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone1"
      runat="server"
      title="Zone 1"
      PartChromeType="TitleAndBorder">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" ForeColor="#3300cc" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px"   
          borderstyle="Solid"  
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The WebPart constructor initializes default values for several UI-oriented properties, including the various Allow properties that determine the control's capabilities. These properties are then incorporated into an inherited class instance.

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