' A transformer that transforms a row to a string.
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
   Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, _
   Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<WebPartTransformer(GetType(IWebPartRow), GetType(IString))> _
Public Class RowToStringTransformer
    Inherits WebPartTransformer
    Implements IString

    Private _provider As IWebPartRow
    Private _callback As StringCallback

    Private Sub GetRowData(ByVal rowData As Object)
        Dim props As PropertyDescriptorCollection = _provider.Schema

        If ((Not (props Is Nothing)) AndAlso (props.Count > 0) _
          AndAlso (Not (rowData Is Nothing))) Then
            Dim returnValue As String = String.Empty
            For Each prop As PropertyDescriptor In props
                If Not (prop Is props(0)) Then
                    returnValue += ", "
                End If
                returnValue += prop.DisplayName.ToString() + ": " + _
                    prop.GetValue(rowData).ToString()
            Next
            _callback(returnValue)
        Else
            _callback(Nothing)
        End If
    End Sub

    Public Overrides Function Transform(ByVal providerData As Object) As Object
        _provider = CType(providerData, IWebPartRow)
        Return Me
    End Function


    Sub GetStringValue(ByVal callback As StringCallback) _
       Implements IString.GetStringValue
        If (callback Is Nothing) Then
            Throw New ArgumentNullException("callback")
        End If

        If (Not (_provider Is Nothing)) Then
            _callback = callback
            _provider.GetRowData(New RowCallback(AddressOf GetRowData))
        Else
            callback(Nothing)
        End If
    End Sub
End Class