WebPartConnection.IsStatic Property
Definition
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Gets a value that indicates whether a WebPartConnection object is declared in the markup of a Web page, or created programmatically.
public:
property bool IsStatic { bool get(); };[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public bool IsStatic { get; }[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.IsStatic : boolPublic ReadOnly Property IsStatic As BooleanProperty Value
true if the connection is static; otherwise, false.
- Attributes
Examples
The following code example demonstrates the programmatic use of the IsStatic property.
The code example has three parts:
Source code for an interface and two WebPart controls acting as the provider and the consumer for a connection.
A Web page to host the controls and run the code example.
An explanation of how to run the example page.
The first part of the code example is the source code for the interface, and the consumer and provider controls. For the code example to run, you must compile this source code. You can compile it explicitly and put the resulting assembly in your Web site's Bin folder or the global assembly cache. Alternatively, you can put the source code in your site's App_Code folder, where it will be dynamically compiled at run time. This code example uses dynamic compilation. For a walkthrough that demonstrates how to compile, see Walkthrough: Developing and Using a Custom Web Server Control.
namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand,
Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public interface IZipCode
{
string ZipCode { get; set;}
}
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand,
Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public class ZipCodeWebPart : WebPart, IZipCode
{
string zipCodeText = String.Empty;
TextBox input;
Button send;
public ZipCodeWebPart()
{
}
// Make the implemented property personalizable to save
// the Zip Code between browser sessions.
[Personalizable()]
public virtual string ZipCode
{
get { return zipCodeText; }
set { zipCodeText = value; }
}
// This is the callback method that returns the provider.
[ConnectionProvider("Zip Code Provider", "ZipCodeProvider")]
public IZipCode ProvideIZipCode()
{
return this;
}
protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
Controls.Clear();
input = new TextBox();
this.Controls.Add(input);
send = new Button();
send.Text = "Enter 5-digit Zip Code";
send.Click += new EventHandler(this.submit_Click);
this.Controls.Add(send);
}
private void submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(input.Text))
{
zipCodeText = Page.Server.HtmlEncode(input.Text);
input.Text = String.Empty;
}
}
}
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand,
Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public class WeatherWebPart : WebPart
{
private IZipCode _provider;
string _zipSearch;
Label DisplayContent;
// This method is identified by the ConnectionConsumer
// attribute, and is the mechanism for connecting with
// the provider.
[ConnectionConsumer("Zip Code Consumer", "ZipCodeConsumer")]
public void GetIZipCode(IZipCode Provider)
{
_provider = Provider;
}
protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
{
EnsureChildControls();
if (this._provider != null)
{
_zipSearch = _provider.ZipCode.Trim();
DisplayContent.Text = "My Zip Code is: " + _zipSearch;
}
}
protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
Controls.Clear();
DisplayContent = new Label();
this.Controls.Add(DisplayContent);
}
}
}
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Security
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Interface IZipCode
Property ZipCode() As String
End Interface
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Class ZipCodeWebPart
Inherits WebPart
Implements IZipCode
Private zipCodeText As String = String.Empty
Private input As TextBox
Private send As Button
Public Sub New()
End Sub
' Make the implemented property personalizable to save
' the Zip Code between browser sessions.
<Personalizable()> _
Public Property ZipCode() As String _
Implements IZipCode.ZipCode
Get
Return zipCodeText
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
zipCodeText = value
End Set
End Property
' This is the callback method that returns the provider.
<ConnectionProvider("Zip Code Provider", "ZipCodeProvider")> _
Public Function ProvideIZipCode() As IZipCode
Return Me
End Function
Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
Controls.Clear()
input = New TextBox()
Me.Controls.Add(input)
send = New Button()
send.Text = "Enter 5-digit Zip Code"
AddHandler send.Click, AddressOf Me.submit_Click
Me.Controls.Add(send)
End Sub
Private Sub submit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As EventArgs)
If input.Text <> String.Empty Then
zipCodeText = Page.Server.HtmlEncode(input.Text)
input.Text = String.Empty
End If
End Sub
End Class
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Class WeatherWebPart
Inherits WebPart
Private _provider As IZipCode
Private _zipSearch As String
Private DisplayContent As Label
' This method is identified by the ConnectionConsumer
' attribute, and is the mechanism for connecting with
' the provider.
<ConnectionConsumer("Zip Code Consumer", "ZipCodeConsumer")> _
Public Sub GetIZipCode(ByVal Provider As IZipCode)
_provider = Provider
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnPreRender(ByVal e As EventArgs)
EnsureChildControls()
If Not (Me._provider Is Nothing) Then
_zipSearch = _provider.ZipCode.Trim()
DisplayContent.Text = "My Zip Code is: " + _zipSearch
End If
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
Controls.Clear()
DisplayContent = New Label()
Me.Controls.Add(DisplayContent)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
The second part of the code example is the Web page. Near the top is a Register directive that refers to the source code for the two dynamically compiled WebPart controls. The static connection is declared within the <StaticConnections> element on the page. The Button1_Click method accesses the IsStatic property to check whether the connection is static.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ 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 Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
WebPartConnection conn = mgr.StaticConnections[0];
if (conn.IsStatic)
lbl2.Text = "The connection is static.";
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:WebPartManager ID="mgr" runat="server" >
<StaticConnections>
<asp:WebPartConnection ID="conn1"
ConsumerConnectionPointID="ZipCodeConsumer"
ConsumerID="weather1"
ProviderConnectionPointID="ZipCodeProvider"
ProviderID="zip1" />
</StaticConnections>
</asp:WebPartManager>
<asp:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
<ZoneTemplate>
<aspSample:ZipCodeWebPart ID="zip1" runat="server"
Title="Zip Code Provider" />
<aspSample:WeatherWebPart ID="weather1" runat="server"
Title="Zip Code Consumer" />
</ZoneTemplate>
</asp:WebPartZone>
<asp:ConnectionsZone ID="ConnectionsZone1" runat="server">
</asp:ConnectionsZone>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server"
Text="Connection Details"
OnClick="Button1_Click" />
<br />
<asp:Label ID="lbl2" runat="server" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ 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 Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Dim conn As WebPartConnection = mgr.StaticConnections(0)
If conn.IsStatic Then
lbl2.Text = "The connection is static."
End If
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:WebPartManager ID="mgr" runat="server" >
<StaticConnections>
<asp:WebPartConnection ID="conn1"
ConsumerConnectionPointID="ZipCodeConsumer"
ConsumerID="weather1"
ProviderConnectionPointID="ZipCodeProvider"
ProviderID="zip1" />
</StaticConnections>
</asp:WebPartManager>
<asp:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
<ZoneTemplate>
<aspSample:ZipCodeWebPart ID="zip1" runat="server"
Title="Zip Code Provider" />
<aspSample:WeatherWebPart ID="weather1" runat="server"
Title="Zip Code Consumer" />
</ZoneTemplate>
</asp:WebPartZone>
<asp:ConnectionsZone ID="ConnectionsZone1" runat="server">
</asp:ConnectionsZone>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server"
Text="Connection Details"
OnClick="Button1_Click" />
<br />
<asp:Label ID="lbl2" runat="server" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Load the page in a browser. The static connection is already created. Enter some text in the provider control, and note that the text is displayed in the consumer control. Click the Connection Details button to display the value of the IsStatic property.
Remarks
Connections between Web Parts controls can be either static or dynamic. A static connection is declared in the markup of a Web page, using an <asp:WebPartConnection> element. Dynamic connections are created programmatically or when a user creates a connection through the user interface (UI) defined by the ConnectionsZone control.
Static connections are shared objects, meaning they are available to all users of the Web page. Also, they are essentially permanent because, like a static WebPart control, they cannot be permanently deleted.
Note
While a static connection object cannot be permanently deleted, it can be permanently disconnected. In this case, the disconnected object would exist on the server, but an end user would never be aware of the object's existence in a page.
