SPLimitedWebPartManager.SPConnectWebParts Method (WebPart, ProviderConnectionPoint, WebPart, ConsumerConnectionPoint)

Connects two compatible Web Part connection points.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: No

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SPConnectWebParts ( _
    provider As WebPart, _
    providerConnectionPoint As ProviderConnectionPoint, _
    consumer As WebPart, _
    consumerConnectionPoint As ConsumerConnectionPoint _
) As SPWebPartConnection
'Usage
Dim instance As SPLimitedWebPartManager
Dim provider As WebPart
Dim providerConnectionPoint As ProviderConnectionPoint
Dim consumer As WebPart
Dim consumerConnectionPoint As ConsumerConnectionPoint
Dim returnValue As SPWebPartConnection

returnValue = instance.SPConnectWebParts(provider, _
    providerConnectionPoint, consumer, _
    consumerConnectionPoint)

public SPWebPartConnection SPConnectWebParts(
    WebPart provider,
    ProviderConnectionPoint providerConnectionPoint,
    WebPart consumer,
    ConsumerConnectionPoint consumerConnectionPoint
)

Parameters

• provider
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart

  The provider Web Part control.

• providerConnectionPoint
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.ProviderConnectionPoint

  The provider connection point.

• consumer
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPart

  The consumer Web Part.control.

• consumerConnectionPoint
  Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.ConsumerConnectionPoint

  The consumer connection point.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.SPWebPartConnection
The SPWebPartConnection object for the connected connection points.

Exceptions

See Also

Reference

SPLimitedWebPartManager Class

SPLimitedWebPartManager Members

SPConnectWebParts Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages Namespace