WebPartManager.CanConnectWebParts Method (WebPart, ProviderConnectionPoint, WebPart, ConsumerConnectionPoint, WebPartTransformer)

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

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.

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

public:
virtual bool CanConnectWebParts (
	WebPart^ provider, 
	ProviderConnectionPoint^ providerConnectionPoint, 
	WebPart^ consumer, 
	ConsumerConnectionPoint^ consumerConnectionPoint, 
	WebPartTransformer^ transformer
)
public boolean CanConnectWebParts (
	WebPart provider, 
	ProviderConnectionPoint providerConnectionPoint, 
	WebPart consumer, 
	ConsumerConnectionPoint consumerConnectionPoint, 
	WebPartTransformer transformer
)
public function CanConnectWebParts (
	provider : WebPart, 
	providerConnectionPoint : ProviderConnectionPoint, 
	consumer : WebPart, 
	consumerConnectionPoint : ConsumerConnectionPoint, 
	transformer : WebPartTransformer
) : boolean

Parameters

provider

The control that provides data to consumer when the controls are connected.

providerConnectionPoint

A ConnectionPoint that acts as a callback method so that provider can participate in a connection.

consumer

The control that receives data from provider when the controls are connected.

consumerConnectionPoint

A ConnectionPoint that acts as a callback method so that consumer can participate in a connection.

transformer

A WebPartTransformer that enables an incompatible provider and consumer to connect.

Return Value

A Boolean value that indicates whether provider and consumer can form a connection.

The CanConnectWebParts(WebPart,ProviderConnectionPoint,WebPart,ConsumerConnectionPoint,WebPartTransformer) 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) overload, with the only exception being that this overload requires a transformer.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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