Asp.NET Validation controls

simple presentation of Asp.NET Validation controls

1. ASP.NET Validating user input By-Guddu Kumar Validating user input on the client and/or server side

2. Goals Check validity of data from the end user How Check user input on the client side or on the server side Examples Is the name TextBox empty? Does the email TextBox contain a structurally valid email address? Validation

3. What Is Input Validation? Verifies that a control value is correctly entered by the user Blocks the processing of a page until all controls are valid Avoids spoofing or the addition of malicious code

4. Client-side vs. server-side Validation Client-side validation Done in the browser Uses JavaScript Users can disable JavaScript! Different browsers → different JavaScript versions Does not require HTTP request + response Server-side validation Done on the server Uses C# Requires HTTP request + response

5. Best practice Client-side validation and server-side validation Client-side saves time No HTTP request/response Server-side Provides security JavaScript not disable Client-side and server-side validation

6. ASP.NET performs browser detection Client supports JavaScript Use client-side validation + server-side validation Client does not support JavaScript Use server-side validation ASP.NET Validation server controls

7. RequiredFieldValidator Input field cannot be empty CompareValidator Compare between user inputs using =, >, etc. RangeValidator Minimum < input < maximum RegularExpressionValidator Check the entry matches a pattern defined by the regular expression CustomValidator Make your own validator ValidationSummary Displays all error messages from validators in one spot The standard validation controls

8. ControlToValidate The control to be validated ErrorMessage The message used in the ValidationSummary Text The error message used in the validation control CssClass Style appearance of the messages Some properties common to all validation controls

9. Validation happens because of an event Example: button click event Can be turned of (for some buttons in a form) <asp:Button ID=“Button1” runat=“server” Text=“Submit” CausesValidation=“false” > Client-side validation can be turned off Only server-side validation in effect <asp:RequiredFieldValidator … EnableClientScript=“false”> Making validation happen – or not

10. The BaseValidator Class

11. The RequiredFieldValidator control ensures that the required field is not empty. It is generally tied to a text box to force input into the text box. The syntax for the control: <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvcandidate" runat="server" ControlToValidate="ddlcandidate" ErrorMessage="Please choose a candidate" InitialValue="Please choose a candidate"> </asp:RequiredFieldValidator> The RequiredFieldValidator:

12. Combining Validation Controls Can have multiple validation controls on a single input control Only the RequiredFieldValidator checks empty controls

13. The RangeValidator control verifies that the input value falls within a predetermined range. It has three specific properties: The RangeValidator: The syntax for the control: <asp:RangeValidator ID="rvclass" runat="server" ControlToValidate="txtclass" ErrorMessage="Enter your class (6 - 12)" MaximumValue="12" MinimumValue="6" Type="Integer"> </asp:RangeValidator>

14. The CompareValidator control compares a value in one control with a fixed value, or, a value in another control. It has the following specific properties: The basic syntax for the control: <asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server" ErrorMessage="CompareValidator"> </asp:CompareValidator>   The CompareValidator

15. The RegularExpressionValidator allows validating the input text by matching against a pattern against a regular expression. The regular expression is set in the ValidationExpression property. The following table summarizes the commonly used syntax constructs for regular expressions: A class of characters could be specified that can be matched, called the metacharacters. The RegularExpressionValidator

16. Quantifiers could be added to specify number of times a character could appear.

17. The CustomValidator control allows writing application specific custom validation routines for both the client side and the server side validation.  The server side validation routine should be written in any .Net language, like C# or VB.Net. The basic syntax for the control: <asp:CustomValidator ID="CustomValidator1" runat="server" ClientValidationFunction=.cvf_func. ErrorMessage="CustomValidator"></asp:CustomValidator> The Custom Validator

18. The ValidationSummary control does not perform any validation but shows a summary of all errors in the page. The summary displays the values of the ErrorMessage property of all validation controls that failed validation. Using Page.IsValid property we can check for page errors. When there are no errors  IsValid  returns true and user can proceed to next page. if ( Page.IsValid ) { //validation complete proceed } The syntax for the control: <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server" DisplayMode = "BulletList" ShowSummary = "true" HeaderText="Errors:" /> The ValidationSummary Control

19. Demonstration: Using Validation Controls Create an ASP.NET Web Form with TextBox and Button controls Add a RequiredFieldValidator control Add a RangeValidator control Add a RegularExpressionValidator control

20. The Following showing the Illustration of Validation controls:

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