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asp:CustomValidator control
CustomValidator control is used to validate a input control with user-defined function either from server side or client side.
 
CustomValidator control is used to validate a input control with user-defined function either from server side or client side. Generally this control is used when you feel that no other validation controls fit in your requirement.

 

Following are main properties of the validation control.
ClientValidationFunction Gets or sets the validation function that will be used in client side (JavaScript function).
OnServerValidate Method that fires after post back.
ControlToCompare Gets or sets the ID of the control whose value will be compared with the currently entered value.
Operator DataTypeCheck/Equal/GreaterThan/GreaterThanEqual/LessThan/LessThanEqual/NotEqual. Used to specify the comparison operation to peform. In case of DataTypeCheck, ControlToCompare properties are ingnored.
Display Dynamic/Static. Used to indicate how the area of error message will be allocated.
Dynamic: Error message area will only be allocated when error will be displayed. Static: Error messagea area will be allocated in either case.
Enabled true/false. Gets or sets whether to enable the validation control or not.
ErrorMessage Gets or sets the text of the error message that will be displayed when validation fails (This is displayed when ValidationSummary validatoin control is used.).
Text Gets or sets the description of the error message text.
ValidationGroup Gets or sets the validation group it belongs to. This is used to group a set of controls.
SetFocusOnError true/false. Used to move focus on the control that fails the validation.
DEMO : CustomValidator Show Source Code
   
    
                    
// Form & Validation Control /////////////////////////
<asp:Label ID="lbl" AssociatedControlID="TextBox1" runat="Server" Text="Write into TextBox"></asp:Label>
    <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="Server"></asp:TextBox>
    <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="req1" runat="Server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ErrorMessage="1st TextBox is Mandatory field" Text="<br>Please write something in 1st  Box."></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
    <asp:CustomValidator ID="CustomValidator1" runat="Server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ClientValidationFunction="CheckForHardCodedValue" ErrorMessage="Value doens't match." Text="TextBox value must be [GOLD]" OnServerValidate="ValidateServerSide"></asp:CustomValidator>
    <asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="Server" OnClick="WriteTextBoxValue" Text="Submit" />                
    <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary" runat="Server" ShowMessageBox="true" />

// JavaScript validation function /////////////////////////
function CheckForHardCodedValue(source, arguments)
    {
        var tID = '<%= TextBox1.ClientID %>';
        if (document.getElementById(tID).value == 'GOLD')
            arguments.IsValid = true;
        else
            arguments.IsValid = false;
    }

// Server side function to validate /////////////////////////
 protected void ValidateServerSide(object source, ServerValidateEventArgs args)
    {
        if (args.Value.Equals("GOLD"))
        {
            args.IsValid = true;
            lblMessage.Text += "Page is valid.<br />";
        }
        else
        {
            args.IsValid = false;
            lblMessage.Text += "Page is NOT valid.<br />";
        }
    }