IValidator.Validate Method
Definition
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When implemented by a class, evaluates the condition it checks and updates the IsValid property.
public:
void Validate();
public void Validate ();
abstract member Validate : unit -> unit
Public Sub Validate ()
Examples
Important
This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>IValidator Example demonstrating IsValid & ErrorMessage</title>
<script language="C#" runat="server">
void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Generating the random number.
Random rand_s = new Random();
myCompareValidate.ValueToCompare = rand_s.Next(1, 10).ToString();
// Setting the ErrorMessage.
myCompareValidate.ErrorMessage="Try Again!!";
myCompareValidate.Validate();
// Check for Validity of control.
if ((myCompareValidate.IsValid) && (myTextBox.Text != ""))
{
labelOutput.Text = "You guessed correctly!!";
labelOutput.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
}
else
{
labelOutput.Text = "You guessed poorly";
labelOutput.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
}
labelOutput.Text += "<br /><br />" + "The number is: " +
myCompareValidate.ValueToCompare;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form runat="server" id="myForm">
<h3>IValidator Example demonstrating IsValid & ErrorMessage</h3>
<h5>Guess!! a number between 1 and 10 :</h5>
<asp:TextBox id="myTextBox" runat="server" />
<asp:CompareValidator id="myCompareValidate"
ControlToValidate="myTextBox" ValueToCompare="0"
EnableClientScript="False" Type="Integer" Text="*"
runat="server" />
<br />
<asp:Button Text="Submit" OnClick="Button_Click" runat="server" />
<br />
<asp:Label id="labelOutput" runat="server" />
<br />
<asp:ValidationSummary id="Summary1" runat="server" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title>IValidator Example demonstrating IsValid & ErrorMessage</title>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Sub Button_Click(sender As [Object], e As EventArgs)
' Generating a random number.
Dim rand_s As New Random()
myCompareValidate.ValueToCompare = rand_s.Next(1, 10).ToString()
' Set the ErrorMessage.
myCompareValidate.ErrorMessage = "Try Again!!"
myCompareValidate.Validate()
' Check for Validity of control.
If myCompareValidate.IsValid And myTextBox.Text <> "" Then
labelOutput.Text = "You guessed correctly!!"
labelOutput.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
Else
labelOutput.Text = "You guessed poorly"
labelOutput.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
End If
labelOutput.Text += "<br /><br />" + "The number is: " + _
myCompareValidate.ValueToCompare
End Sub 'Button_Click
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form runat="server" id="myForm">
<h3>IValidator Example demonstrating IsValid & ErrorMessage</h3>
<h5>Guess!! a number between 1 and 10:</h5>
<asp:TextBox id="myTextBox" runat="server" />
<asp:CompareValidator id="myCompareValidate"
ControlToValidate="myTextBox" ValueToCompare="0"
EnableClientScript="False" Type="Integer" Text="*"
runat="server" />
<br />
<asp:Button Text="Submit" OnClick="Button_Click" runat="server" />
<br />
<asp:Label id="labelOutput" runat="server" />
<br />
<asp:ValidationSummary id="Summary1" runat="server" />
</form>
</body>
</html>