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WebPartTransformerAttribute::GetConsumerType Method

Returns the consumer type a transformer can accept on a connection point.

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

public:
static Type^ GetConsumerType(
	Type^ transformerType
)

Parameters

transformerType
Type: System::Type
The type of transformer.

Return Value

Type: System::Type
The Type of the consumer connection point.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

transformerType is not specified.

InvalidOperationException

transformerType is not an object derived from the WebPartTransformer class.

The WebPartManager object and WebPartConnection object use the GetConsumerType method to determine whether the consumer type of the transformer matches the consumer connection point of the Web Parts control.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

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.
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