WebPartManager.DeleteWebPart(WebPart) Method

Definition

Permanently removes a dynamic instance of a WebPart control from a Web page.

public:
 void DeleteWebPart(System::Web::UI::WebControls::WebParts::WebPart ^ webPart);
public void DeleteWebPart (System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart webPart);
member this.DeleteWebPart : System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart -> unit
Public Sub DeleteWebPart (webPart As WebPart)

Parameters

webPart
WebPart

The server control to be deleted.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the DeleteWebPart method. The first time the Add Calendar button is clicked, the code in the event handler creates a Calendar control, and adds it to a zone as a GenericWebPart object. Because the control is added programmatically, it is a dynamic control, and therefore it can be deleted. When a user clicks the Delete Calendar button, the code ensures that the control exists, and then deletes it by calling the DeleteWebPart method.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  protected void Button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    WebPartManager mgr = WebPartManager1;
    Calendar cal = new Calendar();
    cal.ID = "cal1";
    GenericWebPart calWebPart = mgr.CreateWebPart(cal);
    mgr.AddWebPart(calWebPart, WebPartZone1, 1);
  }

  protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    if (WebPartZone1.WebParts.Count > 1)
    {
      WebPart cal = WebPartZone1.WebParts[1];
      if (cal.Controls[0].GetType().Name == "Calendar" 
        && cal != null)
        WebPartManager1.DeleteWebPart(cal);
    }

  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Adding a Server Control</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:WebPartManager ID="WebPartManager1" 
        runat="server" />
      <asp:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
        <ZoneTemplate>
          <asp:BulletedList  
            DisplayMode="HyperLink" 
            ID="BulletedList1" 
            runat="server"
            Title="My Links">
            <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.microsoft.com">
            Microsoft
            </asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.msn.com">
            MSN
            </asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.contoso.com">
            Contoso Corp.
            </asp:ListItem>
          </asp:BulletedList>
        </ZoneTemplate>
      </asp:WebPartZone>
      <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" 
        Text="Delete Calendar" 
        OnClick="Button1_Click" />
      <asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" 
        Text="Add Calendar" 
        OnClick="Button2_Click" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="vb" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  Protected Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    Dim mgr As WebPartManager = WebPartManager1
    Dim cal As New Calendar()
    cal.ID = "cal1"
    Dim calWebPart As GenericWebPart = mgr.CreateWebPart(cal)
    mgr.AddWebPart(calWebPart, WebPartZone1, 1)
  End Sub

  Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    If WebPartZone1.WebParts.Count > 1 Then
      Dim cal As WebPart = WebPartZone1.WebParts(1)
      If cal.Controls(0).GetType().Name = "Calendar" AndAlso _
        cal IsNot Nothing Then
        WebPartManager1.DeleteWebPart(cal)
      End If
    End If
  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>Adding a Server Control</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:WebPartManager ID="WebPartManager1" 
        runat="server" />
      <asp:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
        <ZoneTemplate>
          <asp:BulletedList  
            DisplayMode="HyperLink" 
            ID="BulletedList1" 
            runat="server"
            Title="My Links">
            <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.microsoft.com">
            Microsoft
            </asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.msn.com">
            MSN
            </asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="http://www.contoso.com">
            Contoso Corp.
            </asp:ListItem>
          </asp:BulletedList>
        </ZoneTemplate>
      </asp:WebPartZone>
      <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" 
        Text="Delete Calendar" 
        OnClick="Button1_Click" />
      <asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" 
        Text="Add Calendar" 
        OnClick="Button2_Click" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The DeleteWebPart method permanently removes the control represented by the webPart parameter from a page. Unlike a closed control, which is added to the PageCatalogPart control and can be added back to the page, a deleted control instance can never be added back to the page.

Note

As implemented by the Web Parts control set, the ability for users to delete a dynamic WebPart control depends on the user and the personalization scope in which the control was added to a page. If the control is added when the page is in shared scope (by a user who has permissions), then the control cannot be deleted by individual users when the page is in user scope.

Only dynamic controls can be deleted. Dynamic controls are added to a page programmatically or by users adding controls from a catalog. Static controls are added to a page declaratively in the markup or persistence format. Because the declarative tags are permanently present in the markup, static controls can never be deleted, but they can be closed and reopened.

Applies to

See also