providers Element for personalization for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Defines the Web Parts personalization providers for the current Web application.
<providers>
<add.../>
<clear />
<remove.../>
</providers>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
Element | Description |
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add |
Optional element Specifies the name of the provider and the class that implements it. |
clear |
Optional element Removes all of the Web Parts providers from the collection. |
remove |
Optional element Removes the specified Web Parts provider from the collection. |
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. |
personalization |
Specifies the Web Parts personalization provider and sets Web Parts personalization authorizations. |
Remarks
Default Configuration
The following default providers element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
<providers>
<add connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"
name="AspNetSqlPersonalizationProvider"
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.SqlPersonalizationProvider,
System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
</providers>
Example
The following example shows how to add a provider.
<webParts>
<personalization defaultProvider="AspNetSqlPersonalizationProvider">
<providers>
<add name="AspNetSqlPersonalizationProvider"
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.SqlPersonalizationProvider"
connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" applicationName="/" />
</providers>
</personalization>
</webParts>
Providers may only be defined at the machine, site, and application level.
Element Information
Configuration Section Handler |
|
Configuration Member |
|
Configurable Locations |
Machine.config Root level Web.config Application-level Web.config |
Requirements |
IIS 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0 .NET Framework 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)
add Element for providers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for providers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for providers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
WebPartsSection
WebPartsPersonalization
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
Concepts
ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
Other Resources
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration API