WebPartTransformerAttribute.GetConsumerType(Type) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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

public:
 static Type ^ GetConsumerType(Type ^ transformerType);

public static Type GetConsumerType (Type transformerType);

static member GetConsumerType : Type -> Type

Public Shared Function GetConsumerType (transformerType As Type) As Type

Parameters

transformerType: Type

The type of transformer.

Returns

Type

The Type of the consumer connection point.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

transformerType is not specified.

InvalidOperationException

transformerType is not an object derived from the WebPartTransformer class.

Remarks

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.

Applies to