WebPartManager.CanConnectWebParts Method (WebPart, ProviderConnectionPoint, WebPart, ConsumerConnectionPoint, WebPartTransformer)
Checks the WebPart controls that will be participating in a connection to determine whether they are capable of being connected, and uses a WebPartTransformer object to create the connection between an incompatible consumer and provider.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
public virtual bool CanConnectWebParts( WebPart provider, ProviderConnectionPoint providerConnectionPoint, WebPart consumer, ConsumerConnectionPoint consumerConnectionPoint, WebPartTransformer transformer )
Parameters
- provider
- Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart
The control that provides data to consumer when the controls are connected.
- providerConnectionPoint
- Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.ProviderConnectionPoint
A ConnectionPoint that acts as a callback method so that provider can participate in a connection.
- consumer
- Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart
The control that receives data from provider when the controls are connected.
- consumerConnectionPoint
- Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.ConsumerConnectionPoint
A ConnectionPoint that acts as a callback method so that consumer can participate in a connection.
- transformer
- Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPartTransformer
A WebPartTransformer that enables an incompatible provider and consumer to connect.
Return Value
Type: System.BooleanA Boolean value that indicates whether provider and consumer can form a connection.
This method is used to connect provider and consumer when both controls have incompatible connection point types, so that a WebPartTransformer object is required. You might want to use this method to verify that two controls can be connected before calling ConnectWebParts to create a programmatic connection.
This overload uses the same implementation as the CanConnectWebParts(WebPart, ProviderConnectionPoint, WebPart, ConsumerConnectionPoint) method overload, with the only exception being that this overload requires a transformer.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
