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add Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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Adds a Transformers object to the collection.

configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
  system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
    webParts Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
      transformers Element for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
        add Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

<add name="String"
     type="String"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

name

Required String attribute.

Sets a friendly name for a type that that extends the TransformerInfo class.

type

Required String attribute.

Sets the type reference for a class that extends the TransformerInfo class.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.

system.web

Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration settings in a configuration file. Contains configuration elements that configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave.

webParts

Allows you to specify a Web Parts personalization provider, set personalization authorizations, and add custom classes that extend the WebPartTransformer class for use by Web Parts connections.

transformers

Defines a collection of TransformerInfo objects.

Remarks

Default Configuration

The following default add element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<transformers>
  <add name="RowToFieldTransformer" 
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFieldTransformer" />
  <add name="RowToParametersTransformer" 
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToParametersTransformer" />
</transformers>

Example

The following example adds three transformers objects to the collection.

<transformers>
  <add name="RowToFieldTransformer"
       type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFieldTransformer" />
  <add name="RowToFilterTransformer"
       type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFilterTransformer" />
  <add name="RowToParametersTransformer"
    type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToParametersTransformer" />
</transformers>

Note   The collection must not already contain a TransformerInfo object with the same name property value.

Element Information

Configuration Section Handler

System.Web.Configuration.WebPartsSection

Configuration Member

WebPartsSection.Transformers

Configurable Locations

Machine.config

Root level Web.config

Application level Web.config

Virtual or physical directory level Web.config

Requirements

IIS version 6.0

.NET Framework version 2.0

Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings

How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

configuration Element (General Settings Schema)

webParts Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

transformers Element for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

clear Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

remove Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

System.Configuration

System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance

Securing ASP.NET Configuration

ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)

ASP.NET Configuration Settings

ASP.NET Web Site Administration

ASP.NET Configuration Files

ASP.NET Configuration API