Most Common Custom WebParts Part 4 – Flash Media WebPart

In my previous post you can view the most commonly used custom webparts, Tree View WebPart Shows Sites and Sub-Sites, Menu WebPart Shows Sites and Sub-Sites in Fly-Out Mode, Windows Media Player WebPart

In this continuation series of most commonly used custom webparts, I come up with a simple Flash Player webpart which plays flash files on Sharepoint sites, the webpart also supports to configure the properties as required.

Download the solution file FlashWebPart.wsp

Flash Media Player WebPart

Flash Media Player WebPart Configuration

[sourcecode language=”csharp”]
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls;

namespace FlashWebPart.Flash
{
[ToolboxItemAttribute(false)]
public class Flash : WebPart
{
// Visual Studio might automatically update this path when you change the Visual Web Part project item.
//private const string _ascxPath = @”~/_CONTROLTEMPLATES/FlashWebPart/Flash/FlashWebPartUserControl.ascx”;

private string flashFilePath = “http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/flash/samples/time_1/1_timer.swf”;
private string flashWidth = “320”;
private string flashHeight = “240”;
private string bgColor = string.Empty;
private bool loopPlayBack = true;

[WebBrowsable(true),
Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.User),
WebDescription(“Specifies the media file location”),
Category(“Flash Media Properties”),
WebDisplayName(“Media File Location”)]
public string FlashFilePath
{
get { return flashFilePath; }
set { flashFilePath = value; }
}

[WebBrowsable(true),
Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.User),
WebDescription(“Sets the width of the Media player”),
Category(“Flash Media Properties”),
WebDisplayName(“Width”)]
public string FlashWidth
{
get { return flashWidth; }
set { flashWidth = value; }
}

[WebBrowsable(true),
Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.User),
WebDescription(“Sets the height of the Media player”),
Category(“Flash Media Properties”),
WebDisplayName(“Height”)]
public string FlashHeight
{
get { return flashHeight; }
set { flashHeight = value; }
}

[WebBrowsable(true),
Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.User),
WebDescription(“Background Color: Specifies the back color”),
Category(“Flash Media Properties”),
WebDisplayName(“Background Color”)]
public string BGColor
{
get { return bgColor; }
set { bgColor = value; }
}

[WebBrowsable(true),
Personalizable(PersonalizationScope.User),
WebDescription(“Loop Play Back: (True/False) Repeats the video automatically”),
Category(“Flash Media Properties”),
WebDisplayName(“Loop Play Back”)]
public bool LoopPlayBack
{
get { return loopPlayBack; }
set { loopPlayBack = value; }
}

//protected override void CreateChildControls()
//{
// Control control = Page.LoadControl(_ascxPath);
// Controls.Add(control);
//}

protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
SPSite site = null;
SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(FlashFilePath) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(FlashWidth) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(FlashHeight))
{
try
{
SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate()
{
site = new SPSite(web.Site.ID);

using (site)
{
#region Script
writer.Write(““);
#endregion
}
});
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
writer.Write(ex.Message);
}
}
else
{
writer.Write(““);
writer.Write(“Please configure the Media WebPart properties in webpart properties section”);
writer.Write(““);
}
}
}
}

[/sourcecode]

Tags: Custom WebpartsSharepoint