CustomValidator.OnServerValidate(String) Method
Definition
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Raises the ServerValidate event for the CustomValidator control.
protected:
virtual bool OnServerValidate(System::String ^ value);protected virtual bool OnServerValidate (string value);abstract member OnServerValidate : string -> bool
override this.OnServerValidate : string -> boolProtected Overridable Function OnServerValidate (value As String) As BooleanParameters
- value
- String
The value to validate.
Returns
true if the value specified by the value parameter passes validation; otherwise, false.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to specify and code a handler for a server-side CustomValidator control.
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.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!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>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</title>
<script runat="server">
void ValidateBtn_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Display whether the page passed validation.
if (Page.IsValid)
{
Message.Text = "Page is valid.";
}
else
{
Message.Text = "Page is not valid!";
}
}
void ServerValidation(object source, ServerValidateEventArgs args)
{
try
{
// Test whether the value entered into the text box is even.
int i = int.Parse(args.Value);
args.IsValid = ((i%2) == 0);
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
args.IsValid = false;
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</h3>
<asp:Label id="Message"
Text="Enter an even number:"
Font-Names="Verdana"
Font-Size="10pt"
runat="server"
AssociatedControlID="Text1"/>
<br />
<asp:TextBox id="Text1"
runat="server" />
<asp:CustomValidator id="CustomValidator1"
ControlToValidate="Text1"
Display="Static"
ErrorMessage="Not an even number!"
ForeColor="green"
Font-Names="verdana"
Font-Size="10pt"
OnServerValidate="ServerValidation"
runat="server"/>
<br />
<asp:Button id="Button1"
Text="Validate"
OnClick="ValidateBtn_OnClick"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!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>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</title>
<script runat="server">
Sub ValidateBtn_OnClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
' Display whether the page passed validation.
If Page.IsValid Then
Message.Text = "Page is valid."
Else
Message.Text = "Page is not valid!"
End If
End Sub
Sub ServerValidation(source As Object, args As ServerValidateEventArgs)
Try
' Test whether the value entered into the text box is even.
Dim num As Integer = Integer.Parse(args.Value)
args.IsValid = ((num mod 2) = 0)
Catch ex As Exception
args.IsValid = false
End Try
End Sub
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</h3>
<asp:Label id="Message"
Text="Enter an even number:"
Font-Names="Verdana"
Font-Size="10pt"
runat="server"
AssociatedControlID="Text1" />
<br />
<asp:TextBox id="Text1"
runat="server" />
<asp:CustomValidator id="CustomValidator1"
ControlToValidate="Text1"
Display="Static"
ErrorMessage="Not an even number!"
ForeColor="green"
Font-Names="verdana"
Font-Size="10pt"
OnServerValidate="ServerValidation"
runat="server"/>
<br />
<asp:Button id="Button1"
Text="Validate"
OnClick="ValidateBtn_OnClick"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
The ServerValidate event is raised when validation is performed on the server.
Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see Handling and Raising Events.
The OnServerValidate method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.
Notes to Inheritors
When overriding OnServerValidate(String) in a derived class, be sure to call the base class's OnServerValidate(String) method so that registered delegates receive the event.
