ItemPicker members

Represents a control that renders the External Data Picker control on the server. This control is used in the new, edit, and view list item forms when the fields in the SharePoint list are of type External Data.

The ItemPicker type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ItemPicker	Initializes a new instance of the ItemPicker class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AccessKey	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	Adapter	(Inherited from Control.)
	AfterCallbackClientScript	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	AllowEmpty	Gets or sets a value that represents whether an empty entity is allowed. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	AllowTypeIn	Represents the property that enables the user to enter text into the TextBox. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory	(Inherited from Control.)
	Attributes	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	AutoPostBack	Gets or sets the value that represents whether the EntityEditor control is set to automatically post-back on focus change. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	BackColor	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	BindingContainer	(Inherited from Control.)
	BorderColor	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	BorderStyle	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	BorderWidth	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	BrowseButtonImageName	Gets or sets a string that represents the path of the image to be shown for the Browse button next to the people picker control. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	BrowseButtonToolTip	Gets the string tooltip of the Pick button. (Overrides EntityEditorWithPicker.BrowseButtonToolTip.)
	CannotBeBlankErrorMessage	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	CheckButtonImageName	Gets or sets a value that represents the path of the image to be shown for the Check button next to the people picker control. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	CheckItemToolTip	Gets the string tooltip of the Resolve button. (Overrides EntityEditorWithPicker.CheckItemToolTip.)
	ChildControlsCreated	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClientID	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClientIDMode	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClientIDSeparator	(Inherited from Control.)
	Context	(Inherited from Control.)
	Controls	(Inherited from Control.)
	ControlStyle	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	ControlStyleCreated	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	CreateButtonOnClientClick	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	CreateButtonText	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	CssClass	Sets or retrieves the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) class that is rendered by the Web server control on the client. (Overrides WebControl.CssClass.)
	CustomProperty	Gets or sets a value that represents an arbitrary string that can be stored by the consumer. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	DataItemContainer	(Inherited from Control.)
	DataKeysContainer	(Inherited from Control.)
	DefaultCheckButtonImageName	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DefaultMaximumEntities	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	DefaultPlaceButtonsUnderEntityEditor	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DefaultRows	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	DesignMode	(Inherited from Control.)
	DialogHeight	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DialogImage	Gets or sets a string value that represents the path of the dialog box image. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DialogTitle	Gets or sets a string value that represents the title of the picker dialog box. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DialogWidth	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DisabledBrowseButtonImageName	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DisabledCheckNamesButtonImageName	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DoEncodeErrorMessage	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	DoPostBackOnResolve	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	DownLevelTextBox	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	EnableBrowse	Gets or sets a value that represents the flag to enable or disable the Browse button shown next to the picker control. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	Enabled	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	EnableTheming	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	EnableViewState	(Inherited from Control.)
	Entities	Gets an ordered array of all the entities in the display. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	EntityName	Gets the Name of the External Content Type this control is going to interact with.
	EntityNamespace	Gets the Namespace of the External Content Type this control is going to interact with.
	EntitySeparator	Obsolete. Use the EntitySeparators property instead of this property. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	EntitySeparators	Gets or sets the array of Unicode characters that is to be used to separate multiple entities in the input text. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ErrorMessage	Gets or sets a value that represents the error message string for the EntityEditor control. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	Events	(Inherited from Control.)
	ExtendedData	Gets or sets the extended data that is associated with a specific ItemPicker user control.
	Font	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	ForeColor	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	HasAttributes	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	HasChildViewState	(Inherited from Control.)
	Height	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	ID	(Inherited from Control.)
	IdSeparator	(Inherited from Control.)
	InputDescription	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	IsChanged	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	IsChildControlStateCleared	(Inherited from Control.)
	IsEnabled	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	IsTrackingViewState	(Inherited from Control.)
	IsValid	Gets or sets the value that represents whether all of the entities entered in the EntityEditor are valid and conform to the settings of the EntityEditor. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	IsViewStateEnabled	(Inherited from Control.)
	LoadViewStateByID	(Inherited from Control.)
	MaximumEntities	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	MaximumHeight	Gets or sets the value that represents the maximum height. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	MoreItemsText	Gets the text of the More items... button. (Overrides EntityEditorWithPicker.MoreItemsText.)
	MultiSelect	Gets or sets the value that allows for multiple entities to be selected. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	NamingContainer	(Inherited from Control.)
	NoMatchesText	Gets the text message to be displayed in case the search returns no matches. (Overrides EntityEditorWithPicker.NoMatchesText.)
	OnValueChangedClientScript	Gets or sets a value that represents the client-side script, which is intended to be executed whenever the control value changes. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	Page	(Inherited from Control.)
	Parent	(Inherited from Control.)
	PickerDialog	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	PickerDialogToolTip	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	PickerDialogType	Gets or sets an object that represents the type of the picker dialog box. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	PlaceButtonsUnderEntityEditor	Gets or sets a value that represents the flag to show the Browse and Check Names buttons under the picker control instead of next to the picker control. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	PreferContentEditableDiv	Gets or sets the value that represents the property that forces the people picker control to render in a content editable generic block-level container (div). (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	PreserveComplexTypes	Determines whether complex BDC types will preserved in their original form.
	PrimaryColumnName	Gets the name of the column which will be rendered as first colum in the Entity Content Type picker control.
	RenderingCompatibility	(Inherited from Control.)
	ResolvedEntities	Gets an object that represents an array list of PickerEntity objects that are resolved by the EntityEditor control. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	Rows	Gets or sets a value that represents the number of rows visible without scrolling in the edit pane of the EntityEditor control. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ShowButtons	Gets or sets a value that represents the flag to show or hide the Browse and Check Names buttons. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	ShowDataValidationErrorBorder	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ShowEntityDisplayTextInTextBox	Gets or sets a value that represents whether the display text for the current entity should be shown in a TextBox. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ShowErrorPlaceHolder	(Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	Site	(Inherited from Control.)
	SkinID	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	Style	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	SupportsDisabledAttribute	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	SystemInstanceName	Gets the Name of the LOBSystem used by the External Content Type this control is going to interact with.
	TabIndex	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	TagKey	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	TagName	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	TemplateControl	(Inherited from Control.)
	TemplateSourceDirectory	(Inherited from Control.)
	Title	Gets or sets the value that represents the title string to be displayed on the EntityEditor control. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ToolTip	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	UniqueID	(Inherited from Control.)
	UpLevelDiv	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	UseContentEditableControl	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	UsesFileBackedMetadataCatalog	Indicates if the parent field is on a list which uses a FileBackedMetadataCatalog to retrieve Entity information.
	Validated	Gets a value that represents whether the Validate() method was previously called successfully. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ValidatorEnabled	Gets or sets a value that represents whether a Validator is enabled. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ViewState	(Inherited from Control.)
	ViewStateIgnoresCase	(Inherited from Control.)
	ViewStateMode	(Inherited from Control.)
	Visible	(Inherited from Control.)
	Width	(Inherited from WebControl.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddAttributesToRender	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	AddedControl	(Inherited from Control.)
	AddParsedSubObject	(Inherited from Control.)
	ApplyStyle	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	ApplyStyleSheetSkin	(Inherited from Control.)
	BuildProfileTree	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClearCachedClientID	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClearChildControlState	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClearChildState	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClearChildViewState	(Inherited from Control.)
	ClearEffectiveClientIDMode	(Inherited from Control.)
	CopyBaseAttributes	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	CreateChildControls	This is where we have to create instances of all needed controls and add them to the page. (Inherited from EntityEditorWithPicker.)
	CreateControlCollection	(Inherited from Control.)
	CreateControlStyle	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	DataBind()	(Inherited from Control.)
	DataBind(Boolean)	(Inherited from Control.)
	DataBindChildren	(Inherited from Control.)
	Dispose	(Inherited from Control.)
	EnsureChildControls	(Inherited from Control.)
	EnsureID	(Inherited from Control.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	FindControl(String)	(Inherited from Control.)
	FindControl(String, Int32)	(Inherited from Control.)
	Focus	(Inherited from Control.)
	GenerateErrorScript	This should be overridden so that the inherited control can perform the desired action when the user clicks on an entity that failed to resolve. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	GetCallbackResult	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	GetDesignModeState	(Inherited from Control.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetRouteUrl(Object)	(Inherited from Control.)
	GetRouteUrl(RouteValueDictionary)	(Inherited from Control.)
	GetRouteUrl(String, Object)	(Inherited from Control.)
	GetRouteUrl(String, RouteValueDictionary)	(Inherited from Control.)
	GetSecondaryColumnNames	Gets the names of the additional columns will be rendered in the Entity Content Type picker control.
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetUniqueIDRelativeTo	(Inherited from Control.)
	HasControls	(Inherited from Control.)
	HasEvents	(Inherited from Control.)
	IsIE55Plus	Indicates whether the EntityEditor control is currently rendering under Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, or Internet Explorer 8. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	IsLiteralContent	(Inherited from Control.)
	LoadControlState	(Inherited from Control.)
	LoadExternalSpanData	Manually provides data to a control that the server normally provides during a postback process.
	LoadPostData	This method is called on postback to load the entity data from the desired storage location (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	LoadViewState	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	MapPathSecure	(Inherited from Control.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	MergeStyle	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	OnBubbleEvent	(Inherited from Control.)
	OnDataBinding	(Inherited from Control.)
	OnEntityDeserialized	(Overrides EntityEditor.OnEntityDeserialized(PickerEntity).)
	OnInit	Overrides implementation of OnInit. Calls the base class implementation of OnInit in Webcontrol. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	OnLoad	Sets the initial state of the control and raises the Load event. (Overrides Control.OnLoad(EventArgs).)
	OnPreRender	Sets the visuals for the control. Raises the PreRender event. (Overrides EntityEditorWithPicker.OnPreRender(EventArgs).)
	OnUnload	(Inherited from Control.)
	OpenFile	(Inherited from Control.)
	RaiseBubbleEvent	(Inherited from Control.)
	RaiseCallbackEvent	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	RaisePostDataChangedEvent	This is a required method of the IPostBackDataHandler (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	RemovedControl	(Inherited from Control.)
	Render	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	RenderBeginTag	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	RenderChildren	(Inherited from Control.)
	RenderContents	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter)	(Inherited from Control.)
	RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter, ControlAdapter)	(Inherited from Control.)
	RenderEndTag	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	ResolveAdapter	(Inherited from Control.)
	ResolveClientUrl	(Inherited from Control.)
	ResolveErrorBySearch	This is called to resolve an ambiguity. If we found multiple matches then return them. (Overrides EntityEditor.ResolveErrorBySearch(String).)
	ResolveUrl	(Inherited from Control.)
	SaveControlState	(Inherited from Control.)
	SaveViewState	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	SetDesignModeState	(Inherited from Control.)
	SetFocus	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	SetRenderMethodDelegate	(Inherited from Control.)
	ShowCannotBeBlankError	Sets the proper error message when the item picker control is required on an InfoPath form rendered on the server and the form is submitted without filling in a value for the control.
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)
	TrackViewState	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	UpdateEntities	Accepts an ArrayList of PickerEntity objects and validates them. (Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	Validate	Validates the state of the control and shows an user error in case it is found invalid. (Overrides EntityEditorWithPicker.Validate().)
	ValidateEntity	Validates the selected PickerEntity. Tries to use the BDC finders to see if any of them matches the user input. Depending on the ourcome, sets the IsResolved property to either true or false. The algorithm is to try FindSpecific first, then try all exact match filters, and then all wildcard filters. (Overrides EntityEditor.ValidateEntity(PickerEntity).)

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Events

	Name	Description
	DataBinding	(Inherited from Control.)
	Disposed	(Inherited from Control.)
	Init	(Inherited from Control.)
	Load	(Inherited from Control.)
	PreRender	(Inherited from Control.)
	Unload	(Inherited from Control.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	ErrorLabel	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	ErrorPlaceHolder	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	HiddenSpanData	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	InternalTabIndex	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)
	TableLayout	(Inherited from EntityEditor.)

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Explicit interface implementations

	Name	Description
	IParserAccessor.AddParsedSubObject	(Inherited from Control.)
	IControlBuilderAccessor.ControlBuilder	(Inherited from Control.)
	IDataBindingsAccessor.DataBindings	(Inherited from Control.)
	IExpressionsAccessor.Expressions	(Inherited from Control.)
	IAttributeAccessor.GetAttribute	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	IControlDesignerAccessor.GetDesignModeState	(Inherited from Control.)
	IDataBindingsAccessor.HasDataBindings	(Inherited from Control.)
	IExpressionsAccessor.HasExpressions	(Inherited from Control.)
	IDesignerEventAccessor.OnDesignerLoad
	IDesignerEventAccessor.OnDesignerPreRender
	IAttributeAccessor.SetAttribute	(Inherited from WebControl.)
	IControlDesignerAccessor.SetDesignModeState	(Inherited from Control.)
	IControlDesignerAccessor.SetOwnerControl	(Inherited from Control.)
	IControlDesignerAccessor.UserData	(Inherited from Control.)

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See also

Reference

ItemPicker class

Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls namespace