ConnectionProviderAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Identifies the callback method in a server control acting as the provider in a Web Parts connection, and enables developers to specify details about the provider's connection point.

C#

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method)]
public class ConnectionProviderAttribute : Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

ConnectionProviderAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates using the ConnectionProviderAttribute class, by showing how to declare the ConnectionProviderAttribute metadata element on a callback method in a provider control. Note that the simplest overload of the constructor is used; only the displayName parameter value is supplied.

C#

[ConnectionProvider("Row")]
public IWebPartRow GetConnectionInterface()
{
    return new RowProviderWebPart();
}

The following code examples demonstrate how to create a basic, static connection between two Web Parts controls using the WebPartConnection class. The provider and consumer code files should be put into the App_Code folder under the application folder that contains the .aspx page.

The first example shows a class acting as a provider. Notice that a method is designated as the callback method with the ConnectionProviderAttribute metadata element.

C#

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
//This sample code creates a Web Parts control that acts as a provider of row data.
namespace My 
{
    public sealed class RowProviderWebPart : WebPart, IWebPartRow 
    {

        private DataTable _table;

        public RowProviderWebPart() 
        {
            _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);
        }
        [ConnectionProvider("Row")]
        public IWebPartRow GetConnectionInterface()
        {
            return new RowProviderWebPart();
        }
        public PropertyDescriptorCollection Schema 
        {
            get {
                return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(_table.DefaultView[0]);
                }
        }
        public void GetRowData(RowCallback callback)
        {
            callback(_table.Rows);
        }
    }
}

The second example shows a class acting as a consumer.

C#

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
// This sample code creates a Web Parts control that acts as a consumer of row data.
namespace My 
{

    public sealed class RowConsumerWebPart : WebPart {
        private IWebPartRow _provider;
        private ICollection _tableData;
    
            private void GetRowData(object rowData)
            {
                _tableData = (ICollection)rowData;
            }

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

        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("Row")]
        public void SetConnectionInterface(IWebPartRow provider) 
        {
            _provider = provider;
        }
         }
    }
//}

The final example shows the ASP.NET page that contains the two controls.

ASP.NET (C#)

<%@ page language="C#" %>
<%@ register TagPrefix="my" Namespace="My" %>

<!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 runat="server">
    <title>IRow Test Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <!-- A static or dynamic connection is required to link two Web Parts controls. --->
        <asp:webpartmanager ID="WebPartManager1" runat="server">
            <staticconnections>
                <asp:webpartconnection ID="wp1" ProviderID="provider1" ConsumerID="consumer1" >
                </asp:webpartconnection>
            </staticconnections>
        </asp:webpartmanager>
       
        <asp:webpartzone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
            <ZoneTemplate>
                <!-- The following two lines specify the two connected controls. --->
                <my:RowProviderWebPart ID="provider1" runat="server" ToolTip="Row Provider Control" />
                <my:RowConsumerWebPart ID="consumer1" runat="server" ToolTip="Row Consumer Control" />
            </ZoneTemplate>
        </asp:webpartzone>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

A Web Parts connection consists of two server controls residing in a WebPartZoneBase zone and sharing data by means of an interface instance passed from one control to the other. The control that serves the interface instance is called the provider, and the control that receives the interface instance and processes or displays the data is called the consumer. For details on connections, see the WebPartConnection class and Web Parts Connections Overview.

The provider control in a connection can be a WebPart control or any type of server or user control, but it must have a method designated as a callback method. The callback method is invoked during the connection process, and its purpose is to return to the consumer an interface instance that contains data. To designate the method that serves as the callback method in a provider, you must add a ConnectionProviderAttribute metadata element to the method (the element is based on the ConnectionProviderAttribute class).

In addition to designating the callback method in a provider, the ConnectionProviderAttribute object also enables you to specify certain details about a provider's connection point. A provider connection point is an instance of the ProviderConnectionPoint class that encapsulates all the details about a provider needed to establish a connection, including the provider's control type, whether it can connect to multiple consumers at the same time, what type of interface the provider serves to consumers, details about the callback method, and a display name that represents the provider connection point in the user interface (UI). Every Web Parts connection includes a provider connection point that is associated with the provider control.

When you add the ConnectionProviderAttribute metadata element to the callback method in a provider, you can also use it to specify the following details about the provider connection point: a display name for the connection point (for details, see the DisplayName property), whether the provider can connect to multiple consumers at the same time (for details, see the AllowsMultipleConnections property), an ID for the connection point (for details, see the ID property), and the type of the connection point that the provider uses (for details, see the ConnectionPointType property). The four overloads of the constructor for the ConnectionProviderAttribute class each have parameters that allow you to specify values for one or more of these connection point properties when a new instance of the class is created. Most of the properties for a provider connection point can also be set programmatically; setting them using the ConnectionProviderAttribute element is optional.

Napomena

When you add the ConnectionProviderAttribute metadata element to a callback method in a provider, the only required parameter that you must always specify is the displayName parameter (for details, see the ConnectionProviderAttribute(String) constructor overload). The value of this parameter is assigned to the DisplayName property, and when a user opens the connection UI (created by the ConnectionsZone control), the display name represents the provider connection point in the UI. If you designate multiple callback methods in a provider control, you will have multiple possible connection points to choose from, and when you add the ConnectionProviderAttribute metadata element to each callback method, you should also specify a value for the id parameter, so that each provider connection point has a known, unique identifier.

Constructors

ConnectionProviderAttribute(String, String, Type)	Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionProviderAttribute class, specifying a display name, an ID, and a specific type of connection point object to use for the provider connection point.
ConnectionProviderAttribute(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionProviderAttribute class, specifying a display name and an ID for the provider connection point.
ConnectionProviderAttribute(String, Type)	Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionProviderAttribute class, specifying a display name and a specific type of connection point object to use for the provider connection point.
ConnectionProviderAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionProviderAttribute class, specifying a display name for the provider connection point.

Properties

AllowsMultipleConnections	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the connection point allows multiple connections.
ConnectionPointType	Gets the type of the connection point associated with a provider control.
DisplayName	Gets the friendly name of the provider connection point.
DisplayNameValue	Gets or sets the string used as the value of the DisplayName property, for use in localization scenarios.
ID	Gets a string that represents the unique identity of the provider connection point object.
TypeId	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)	Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)	Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)	Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)	Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute)

Applies to

See also

• WebPartConnection
• ConnectionPoint
• ProviderConnectionPoint
• ConnectionConsumerAttribute
• ASP.NET Web Parts Controls
• Securing Web Parts Pages
• Web Parts Connections Overview