IConnectionData.GetRequiresData Method
Allows an ASP.NET Web Part to specify that it requires data and that it wants to participate in the data-retrieval loop.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: No
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetRequiresData As Boolean
'Usage
Dim instance As IConnectionData
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = instance.GetRequiresData()
bool GetRequiresData()
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
Remarks
If the Web Part is in the data-retrieval loop, GetRequiresData returns true. The Web Part should continue to return true until it gets some data, even if it is waiting for something upstream in the communication path.