Part.ChromeType Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts)

.NET Framework Class Library

Part..::.ChromeType Property

Gets or sets the type of border that frames a Web Parts control.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Public Overridable Property ChromeType As PartChromeType
	Get
	Set

public virtual PartChromeType ChromeType { get; set; }

public:
virtual property PartChromeType ChromeType {
	PartChromeType get ();
	void set (PartChromeType value);
}

abstract ChromeType : PartChromeType with get, set
override ChromeType : PartChromeType with get, set

<asp:Part ChromeType="PartChromeType" />

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts..::.PartChromeType
One of the PartChromeType values. The default is Default.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value is not one of the PartChromeType values.

Remarks

A part control's ChromeType property determines what kind of border surrounds the control. Options include showing a title only, a border only, a title and border, neither, or the default option, which simply uses the value of the PartChromeType property.

Notes to Inheritors

Derived classes such as WebPart can override ChromeType to enable user personalization of the kind of border that frames a control.

Examples

The following code example illustrates the declarative use of the ChromeType property in a part control. This example requires the custom WebPart control TextDisplayWebPart, which can be found in the Example section of the Part class summary.

In the declarative code for the Web page, the second instance of the TextDisplayWebPart control sets its ChromeType property to have only a title, whereas the first instance has a title and a border. After you load the page in a browser, the second instance of the control appears minimized. If you maximize the control, it shows a title without a border.


<%@ page language="VB" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="aspSample" 
             Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" 
             Assembly="TextDisplayWebPartVB" %>

<!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 id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <asp:webpartmanager id="WebPartManager1" runat="server" />
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone1"
      runat="server"
      backcolor="#99cccc">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" forecolor="#ffffff" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px" 
          borderstyle="Solid" 
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart" 
            Description="A text content WebPart control."
            ChromeType="TitleAndBorder"
            width="350px" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone2"
      runat="server"
      backcolor="#99cccc">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" forecolor="#ffffff" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px" 
          borderstyle="Solid" 
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart2" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart 2" 
            Description="A text content WebPart control."
            ChromeType="TitleOnly"
            ChromeState="Minimized"
            width="350px" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
  </form>
</body>
</html>


<%@ page language="C#" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="aspSample" 
             Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" 
             Assembly="TextDisplayWebPartCS" %>

<!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 id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ASP.NET Example</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <asp:webpartmanager id="WebPartManager1" runat="server" />
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone1"
      runat="server"
      backcolor="#99cccc">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" forecolor="#ffffff" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px" 
          borderstyle="Solid" 
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart" 
            Description="A text content WebPart control."
            ChromeType="TitleAndBorder"
            width="350px" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone2"
      runat="server"
      backcolor="#99cccc">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" forecolor="#ffffff" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px" 
          borderstyle="Solid" 
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart2" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart 2" 
            Description="A text content WebPart control."
            ChromeType="TitleOnly"
            ChromeState="Minimized"
            width="350px" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Part Class

System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts Namespace

Other Resources

ASP.NET Web Parts Controls

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