AppearanceEditorPart Web Server Control Overview

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12/04/2014

The AppearanceEditorPart Web server control provides an editor control that enables end users to edit several user interface (UI) properties on an associated WebPart control.

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Background
Code Examples
Class Reference

Background

The AppearanceEditorPart control enables end users to edit several UI properties of a WebPart control. The following table lists user customizable features and corresponding WebPart control property values that are editable by using the AppearanceEditorPart control.

User Customizable Feature	WebPart Control Property
Set the text for the title.	Title
Select the title and border option type.	ChromeType
Select the direction that content flows on the page.	Direction
Set the height and units.	Height
Set the width and units.	Width
Hide or show the control.	Hidden

To enable editing of other properties and of the behavior of WebPart controls, you can use the other EditorPart controls supplied with the Web Parts control set. These controls include the BehaviorEditorPart, the LayoutEditorPart, and the PropertyGridEditorPart controls. The built-in EditorPart controls provide commonly used editing features for WebPart controls. You can also create a custom editor control by inheriting from the EditorPart class. For a code example, see System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.EditorPart.

Enabling an AppearanceEditorPart Control

The AppearanceEditorPart control is displayed only when a Web Parts page is in edit mode and when the user has selected an associated WebPart control for editing. For more information, see Walkthrough: Changing Display Modes on a Web Parts Page.