ConnectionsZone.ConnectToConsumerText Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the text of a hyperlink that users click to open a view in which they can choose a consumer control for a connection.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ ConnectToConsumerText { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public virtual string ConnectToConsumerText { get; set; }
member this.ConnectToConsumerText : string with get, set
Public Overridable Property ConnectToConsumerText As String

Property Value

String

A string displayed as the text of a hyperlink that opens the view where users select consumers. The default text is a culture-specific string supplied by the .NET Framework.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the ConnectToConsumerText property with a ConnectionsZone control. The example contains only the code for the Web page that demonstrates use of the property; for the other two code files needed to run the example, see the Example section of the ConnectionsZone class overview. The code example has four parts:

  • A user control that enables you to switch display modes on the Web page. Obtain this code from the ConnectionsZone class overview.

  • A source file that contains the code for a ZIP Code interface, and two WebPart controls acting as the provider and the consumer for a connection. Obtain this code from the ConnectionsZone class overview.

  • A Web page that hosts all the controls, declares an <asp:connectionszone> element, and shows how to use the property programmatically.

  • An explanation of how the example works in a browser.

The Web page declares an <asp:connectionszone> element and, in the Page_PreRender method, the code assigns a value to the ConnectToConsumerText property.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="uc1" 
    tagname="DisplayModeMenuCS"
    src="~/displaymodemenucs.ascx" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" 
    Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
     // Set properties on verbs.
     connectionsZone1.CancelVerb.Description = 
       "Terminates the connection process";
     connectionsZone1.CloseVerb.Description = 
       "Closes the connections UI";
     connectionsZone1.ConfigureVerb.Description =
       "Configure the transformer for the connection";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectVerb.Description =
       "Connect two WebPart controls";
     connectionsZone1.DisconnectVerb.Description =
       "End the connection between two controls";
    
     // Set properties for UI text strings.
     connectionsZone1.ConfigureConnectionTitle = 
       "Configure";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectToConsumerInstructionText = 
       "Choose a consumer connection point";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectToConsumerText = 
       "Select a consumer for the provider to connect with";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectToConsumerTitle = 
       "Send data to this consumer";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectToProviderInstructionText =
       "Choose a provider connection point";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectToProviderText =
       "Select a provider for the consumer to connect with";
     connectionsZone1.ConnectToProviderTitle =
       "Get data from this provider";
     connectionsZone1.ConsumersInstructionText = 
       "WebPart controls that receive data from providers";
     connectionsZone1.ConsumersTitle = "Consumer Controls";
     connectionsZone1.GetFromText = "Receive from";
     connectionsZone1.GetText = "Retrieve";
     connectionsZone1.HeaderText = 
      "Create and Manage Connections";
     connectionsZone1.InstructionText = 
      "Manage connections for the selected WebPart control";
     connectionsZone1.InstructionTitle = 
       "Manage connections for consumers or providers";
     connectionsZone1.NoExistingConnectionInstructionText = 
       "No connections exist. Click the above link to create "
       + "a connection.";
     connectionsZone1.NoExistingConnectionTitle = 
       "No current connections";
     connectionsZone1.ProvidersInstructionText =
       "WebPart controls that send data to consumers";
     connectionsZone1.ProvidersTitle = "Provider controls";
     
  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Connection Zone Sample</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="form1" runat="server">
  <asp:webpartmanager runat="server" id="mgr">
    <staticconnections>
      <asp:webpartconnection id="connection1" 
        consumerconnectionpointid="ZipCodeConsumer"
        consumerid="zipConsumer"
        providerconnectionpointid="ZipCodeProvider" 
        providerid="zipProvider" />
    </staticconnections>
  </asp:webpartmanager>
  <uc1:displaymodemenucs id="menu1" runat="server" />
  <div>
  <asp:webpartzone id="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
    <zonetemplate>
      <aspsample:zipcodewebpart id="zipProvider" runat="server" 
        Title="Zip Code Provider"  />
      <aspsample:weatherwebpart id="zipConsumer" runat="server" 
        Title="Zip Code Consumer" />
    </zonetemplate>
  </asp:webpartzone>
  <asp:connectionszone id="connectionsZone1" runat="server" >
    <cancelverb text="Terminate" />
    <closeverb text="Close Zone" />
    <configureverb text="Configure" />
    <connectverb text="Connect Controls" />
    <disconnectverb text="End Connection" />
  </asp:connectionszone>
  </div>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="uc1" 
    tagname="DisplayModeMenuVB"
    src="~/displaymodemenuvb.ascx" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" 
    Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  Protected Sub Page_PreRender(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    
    ' Set properties for verbs.
    connectionsZone1.CancelVerb.Description = _
      "Terminates the connection process"
    connectionsZone1.CloseVerb.Description = _
      "Closes the connections UI"
    connectionsZone1.ConfigureVerb.Description = _
      "Configure the transformer for the connection"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectVerb.Description = _
      "Connect two WebPart controls"
    connectionsZone1.DisconnectVerb.Description = _
      "End the connection between two controls"
    
    ' Set properties for UI text strings.
    connectionsZone1.ConfigureConnectionTitle = _
      "Configure a new connection"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectToConsumerInstructionText = _
      "Choose a consumer connection point"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectToConsumerText = _
      "Select a consumer for the provider to connect with"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectToConsumerTitle = _
      "Send data to this consumer"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectToProviderInstructionText = _
      "Choose a provider connection point"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectToProviderText = _
      "Select a provider for the consumer to connect with"
    connectionsZone1.ConnectToProviderTitle = _
      "Get data from this provider"
    connectionsZone1.ConsumersInstructionText = _
      "WebPart controls that receive data from providers"
    connectionsZone1.ConsumersTitle = "Consumer Controls"
    connectionsZone1.GetFromText = "Receive from"
    connectionsZone1.GetText = "Retrieve"
    connectionsZone1.HeaderText = _
      "Create and Manage Connections"
    connectionsZone1.InstructionText = _
      "Manage connections for the selected WebPart control"
    connectionsZone1.InstructionTitle = _
      "Manage connections for consumers or providers"
    connectionsZone1.NoExistingConnectionInstructionText = _
      "No connections exist. Click the above link to create " _
      & "a connection."
    connectionsZone1.NoExistingConnectionTitle = _
      "No current connections"
    connectionsZone1.ProvidersInstructionText = _
      "WebPart controls that send data to consumers"
    connectionsZone1.ProvidersTitle = "Provider controls"

  End Sub

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Connection Zone Sample</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="form1" runat="server">
  <asp:webpartmanager runat="server" id="mgr">
    <staticconnections>
      <asp:webpartconnection id="connection1" 
        consumerconnectionpointid="ZipCodeConsumer"
        consumerid="zipConsumer"
        providerconnectionpointid="ZipCodeProvider" 
        providerid="zipProvider" />
    </staticconnections>
  </asp:webpartmanager>
  <uc1:displaymodemenuvb id="menu1" runat="server" />
  <div>
  <asp:webpartzone id="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
    <zonetemplate>
      <aspsample:zipcodewebpart id="zipProvider" runat="server" 
        Title="Zip Code Provider" />
      <aspsample:weatherwebpart id="zipConsumer" runat="server" 
        Title="Zip Code Consumer" />
    </zonetemplate>
  </asp:webpartzone>
  <asp:connectionszone id="connectionsZone1" runat="server" >
    <cancelverb text="Terminate" />
    <closeverb text="Close Zone" />
    <configureverb text="Configure" />
    <connectverb text="Connect Controls" />
    <disconnectverb text="End Connection" />
  </asp:connectionszone>
  </div>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Load the page in a browser. Switch to connect mode, using the Display Mode control. Click the verbs menu arrow on the ZIP Code Provider control, and click the connect verb. Click the End Connection button to end the connection, and then notice that the hyperlink appears with the custom text assigned to the ConnectToConsumerText property.

Remarks

The ConnectToConsumerText property takes effect in a specific connection scenario. When a user clicks the connect verb on a provider control, and no connection exists, the ConnectionsZone control displays a hyperlink with the text Select a consumer for the provider to connect with. When users click the hyperlink, it opens a view in which they can select an available consumer to connect with the provider.

You can set this property declaratively, by using the ConnectToConsumerText attribute in the opening tag of the <asp:connectionszone> element in a page, or you can set the property programmatically.

Applies to

See also