add Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema) 

Adds a Transformers object to the collection.

<add name="String"
     type="String"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	Required String attribute. Sets a friendly name for a type that that extends the TransformerInfo class.
type	Required String attribute. Sets the type reference for a class that extends the TransformerInfo class.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration settings in a configuration file. Contains configuration elements that configure ASP.NET Web applications and control how the applications behave.
webParts	Allows you to specify a Web Parts personalization provider, set personalization authorizations, and add custom classes that extend the WebPartTransformer class for use by Web Parts connections.
transformers	Defines a collection of TransformerInfo objects.

Remarks

Default Configuration

The following default add element is configured in the root Web.config file in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<transformers>
  <add name="RowToFieldTransformer" 
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFieldTransformer" />
  <add name="RowToParametersTransformer" 
type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToParametersTransformer" />
</transformers>

Example

The following example adds three transformers objects to the collection.

<transformers>
  <add name="RowToFieldTransformer"
       type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFieldTransformer" />
  <add name="RowToFilterTransformer"
       type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToFilterTransformer" />
  <add name="RowToParametersTransformer"
    type="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.RowToParametersTransformer" />
</transformers>

Note   The collection must not already contain a TransformerInfo object with the same name property value.

Element Information

Configuration Section Handler	System.Web.Configuration.WebPartsSection
Configuration Member	System.Web.Configuration.WebPartsSection.Transformers
Configurable Locations	Machine.config Root level Web.config Application level Web.config Virtual or physical directory level Web.config
Requirements	IIS version 6.0 .NET Framework version 2.0 Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
webParts Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
transformers Element for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for transformers for webParts (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration API