SPWebPartManager.SPConnectWebParts Method (WebPart, ProviderConnectionPoint, WebPart, ConsumerConnectionPoint, WebPartTransformer)

Creates a SPWebPartConnection between two Web Parts with the references to the specified Web Parts, the specified ConnectionPoint objects and a specified WebPartTransformer.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: No

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SPConnectWebParts ( _
    provider As WebPart, _
    providerConnectionPoint As ProviderConnectionPoint, _
    consumer As WebPart, _
    consumerConnectionPoint As ConsumerConnectionPoint, _
    transformer As WebPartTransformer _
) As SPWebPartConnection
'Usage
Dim instance As SPWebPartManager
Dim provider As WebPart
Dim providerConnectionPoint As ProviderConnectionPoint
Dim consumer As WebPart
Dim consumerConnectionPoint As ConsumerConnectionPoint
Dim transformer As WebPartTransformer
Dim returnValue As SPWebPartConnection

returnValue = instance.SPConnectWebParts(provider, _
    providerConnectionPoint, consumer, _
    consumerConnectionPoint, transformer)

public SPWebPartConnection SPConnectWebParts(
    WebPart provider,
    ProviderConnectionPoint providerConnectionPoint,
    WebPart consumer,
    ConsumerConnectionPoint consumerConnectionPoint,
    WebPartTransformer transformer
)

Parameters

• provider
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart

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

• providerConnectionPoint
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.ProviderConnectionPoint

  The connection point that acts as a callback method so that provider can participate in a connection.

• consumer
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart

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

• consumerConnectionPoint
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.ConsumerConnectionPoint

  The connection point that acts as a callback method so that consumer can participate in a connection.

• transformer
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPartTransformer

  A WebPartTransformer that enables an incompatible provider and consumer to connect. a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) can be passed if providerConnectionPoint and consumerConnectionPoint have the same interface type.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.SPWebPartConnection
A SPWebPartConnection that contains the information about the provider, consumer, and transformer needed for a connection.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
WebPartPageUserException	Both providerConnectionPoint and consumerConnectionPoint are Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 connection interfaces. Either the consumer or provider Web Parts are closed Either the providerConnectionPoint or consumerConnectionPoint cannot participate in connection. Multiple connections are attempted on the providerConnectionPoint or consumerConnectionPoint and the connection does not support multiple connections. The consumerConnectionPoint and providerConnectionPoint interfaces are not the same type and a transformer was either not provided or the transformer does not support the interface types required by the providerConnectionPoint or the consumerConnectionPoint
InvalidOperationException	The provider or consumer Web Part is not in a zone

Remarks

This overload is used to connect Web Parts when their connection points are incompatible. The incompatibility occurs when the consumer and provider implement different interfaces.

See Also

Reference

SPWebPartManager Class

SPWebPartManager Members

SPConnectWebParts Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages Namespace