IWebPartTable.Schema Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Gets the schema information for a data table that is used to share data between two WebPart controls.

public:
 property System::ComponentModel::PropertyDescriptorCollection ^ Schema { System::ComponentModel::PropertyDescriptorCollection ^ get(); };

public System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptorCollection Schema { get; }

member this.Schema : System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptorCollection

Public ReadOnly Property Schema As PropertyDescriptorCollection

Property Value

PropertyDescriptorCollection

A PropertyDescriptorCollection describing the data.

Examples

The following code example shows the implementation and use of the Schema property. The complete example is shown in the class overview for the IWebPartTable interface. The provider control implements the Schema property. Then the consumer control, in its RenderContents method, queries the Schema property to retrieve information about the table as it writes the table data to the page.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
  // This sample code creates a Web Parts control that acts as a provider 
  // of table data.
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
    Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand,
    Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
    public sealed class TableProviderWebPart : WebPart, IWebPartTable
    {
        DataTable _table;

        public TableProviderWebPart()
        {
            _table = new DataTable();

            DataColumn col = new DataColumn();
            col.DataType = typeof(string);
            col.ColumnName = "Name";
            _table.Columns.Add(col);

            col = new DataColumn();
            col.DataType = typeof(string);
            col.ColumnName = "Address";
            _table.Columns.Add(col);

            col = new DataColumn();
            col.DataType = typeof(int);
            col.ColumnName = "ZIP Code";
            _table.Columns.Add(col);

            DataRow row = _table.NewRow();
            row["Name"] = "John Q. Public";
            row["Address"] = "123 Main Street";
            row["ZIP Code"] = 98000;
            _table.Rows.Add(row);
        }

        public PropertyDescriptorCollection Schema
        {
            get
            {
                return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(_table.DefaultView[0]);
            }
        }

        public void GetTableData(TableCallback callback)
        {
                callback(_table.Rows);
        }

        public bool ConnectionPointEnabled
        {
            get
            {
                object o = ViewState["ConnectionPointEnabled"];
                return (o != null) ? (bool)o : true;
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState["ConnectionPointEnabled"] = value;
            }
        }

        [ConnectionProvider("Table", typeof(TableProviderConnectionPoint), 
      AllowsMultipleConnections = true)]
        public IWebPartTable GetConnectionInterface()
        {
            return new TableProviderWebPart();
        }

        public class TableProviderConnectionPoint : ProviderConnectionPoint
        {
            public TableProviderConnectionPoint(MethodInfo callbackMethod, 
        Type interfaceType, Type controlType, string name, string id, 
        bool allowsMultipleConnections) 
        : base(callbackMethod, interfaceType, controlType, name, id, 
          allowsMultipleConnections)
            {
            }

            public override bool GetEnabled(Control control)
            {
                return ((TableProviderWebPart)control).ConnectionPointEnabled;
            }
        }
    }

  // This code sample creates a Web Parts control that acts as a consumer 
  // of information provided by the TableProvider.ascx control.
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
    Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand,
    Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  public class TableConsumer : WebPart
  {
    private IWebPartTable _provider;
    private ICollection _tableData;

    private void GetTableData(object tableData)
    {
      _tableData = (ICollection)tableData;
    }

    protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
    {
      if (_provider != null)
      {
        _provider.GetTableData(new TableCallback(GetTableData));
      }
    }

    protected override void RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
      if (_provider != null)
      {
        PropertyDescriptorCollection props = _provider.Schema;
        int count = 0;
        if (props != null && props.Count > 0 && _tableData != null)
        {
          foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in props)
          {
            foreach (DataRow o in _tableData)
            {
              writer.Write(prop.DisplayName + ": " + o[count]);
            }
            writer.WriteBreak();
            writer.WriteLine();
            count = count + 1;
          }
        }
        else
        {
          writer.Write("No data");
        }
      }
      else
      {
        writer.Write("Not connected");
      }
    }

    [ConnectionConsumer("Table")]
    public void SetConnectionInterface(IWebPartTable provider)
    {
      _provider = provider;
    }

    public class TableConsumerConnectionPoint : ConsumerConnectionPoint
    {
      public TableConsumerConnectionPoint(MethodInfo callbackMethod,
        Type interfaceType, Type controlType, string name, string id,
        bool allowsMultipleConnections)
        : base(callbackMethod, interfaceType, controlType, name, id,
        allowsMultipleConnections)
      {
      }
    } // TableConsumerConnectionPoint
  } // TableConsumer
} // Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls

  ' This sample code creates a Web Parts control that acts as a provider 
  ' of table data.
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  Public NotInheritable Class TableProviderWebPart
    Inherits WebPart
    Implements IWebPartTable
    Private _table As DataTable


    Public Sub New()
      _table = New DataTable()

      Dim col As New DataColumn()
      col.DataType = GetType(String)
      col.ColumnName = "Name"
      _table.Columns.Add(col)

      col = New DataColumn()
      col.DataType = GetType(String)
      col.ColumnName = "Address"
      _table.Columns.Add(col)

      col = New DataColumn()
      col.DataType = GetType(Integer)
      col.ColumnName = "ZIP Code"
      _table.Columns.Add(col)

      Dim row As DataRow = _table.NewRow()
      row("Name") = "John Q. Public"
      row("Address") = "123 Main Street"
      row("ZIP Code") = 98000
      _table.Rows.Add(row)

    End Sub


    Public ReadOnly Property Schema() As _
      ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptorCollection Implements IWebPartTable.Schema

      Get
        Return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(_table.DefaultView(0))
      End Get

    End Property


    Public Sub GetTableData(ByVal callback As TableCallback) _
      Implements IWebPartTable.GetTableData

      callback(_table.Rows)

    End Sub


    Public Property ConnectionPointEnabled() As Boolean
      Get
        Dim o As Object = ViewState("ConnectionPointEnabled")
        Return IIf(Not (o Is Nothing), CBool(o), True)
      End Get
      Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
        ViewState("ConnectionPointEnabled") = value
      End Set
    End Property


    <ConnectionProvider("Table", GetType(TableProviderConnectionPoint), _
      AllowsMultipleConnections:=True)> _
    Public Function GetConnectionInterface() As IWebPartTable

      Return New TableProviderWebPart()

    End Function

  End Class

  ' The connection point for the provider control.
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  Public Class TableProviderConnectionPoint
    Inherits ProviderConnectionPoint

    Public Sub New(ByVal callbackMethod As MethodInfo, _
      ByVal interfaceType As Type, ByVal controlType As Type, _
      ByVal name As String, ByVal id As String, _
      ByVal allowsMultipleConnections As Boolean)
      MyBase.New(callbackMethod, interfaceType, controlType, _
        name, id, allowsMultipleConnections)

    End Sub


    Public Overrides Function GetEnabled(ByVal control _
      As Control) As Boolean

      Return CType(control, TableProviderWebPart).ConnectionPointEnabled

    End Function
  End Class


  ' This code sample creates a Web Parts control that acts as a consumer 
  ' of information provided by the TableProvider.ascx control.
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  Public Class TableConsumer
    Inherits WebPart
    Private _provider As IWebPartTable
    Private _tableData As ICollection


    Private Sub GetTableData(ByVal tableData As ICollection)
      _tableData = CType(tableData, ICollection)

    End Sub


    Protected Overrides Sub OnPreRender(ByVal e As EventArgs)
      If Not (_provider Is Nothing) Then
        _provider.GetTableData(New TableCallback(AddressOf GetTableData))
      End If

    End Sub


    Protected Overrides Sub RenderContents(ByVal writer As HtmlTextWriter)
      If Not (_provider Is Nothing) Then
        Dim props As PropertyDescriptorCollection = _provider.Schema
        Dim count As Integer = 0
        If Not (props Is Nothing) AndAlso props.Count > 0 _
          AndAlso Not (_tableData Is Nothing) Then

          Dim prop As PropertyDescriptor
          For Each prop In props
            Dim o As DataRow
            For Each o In _tableData
              writer.Write(prop.DisplayName & ": " & o(count))
            Next o
            writer.WriteBreak()
            writer.WriteLine()
            count = count + 1
          Next prop
        Else
          writer.Write("No data")
        End If
      Else
        writer.Write("Not connected")
      End If

    End Sub


    <ConnectionConsumer("Table")> _
    Public Sub SetConnectionInterface(ByVal provider As IWebPartTable)
      _provider = provider

    End Sub

  End Class

  ' The connection point for the consumer control.
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
    Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
  Public Class TableConsumerConnectionPoint
    Inherits ConsumerConnectionPoint

    Public Sub New(ByVal callbackMethod As MethodInfo, _
      ByVal interfaceType As Type, ByVal controlType As Type, _
      ByVal name As String, ByVal id As String, _
      ByVal allowsMultipleConnections As Boolean)
      MyBase.New(callbackMethod, interfaceType, controlType, name, _
        id, allowsMultipleConnections)

    End Sub
  End Class

End Namespace  ' Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls

Remarks

This property provides property information on the data in an IWebPartTable instance. There is an implicit contract between the schema referenced by the Schema property and the data in the table. The contract is that for each PropertyDescriptor object in the Schema property, you can call GetValue on an element of the table data to get the value in a column or a row of the table.

See also

• PropertyDescriptorCollection