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Disabling Validation

Typically, a form includes a Cancel button that enables you to stop working on the form and navigate to a new page. Implementing a Cancel button in a form that includes validation controls, however, is more difficult than you might expect. The problem is that the client-side validation scripts can prevent any subroutine associated with the Cancel button from ever executing.

To get around this problem, you need to use a special property of the Button, LinkButton, and ImageButton controls named the CausesValidation property. You can use the CausesValidation property to enable or disable validation when a particular button is clicked.

For example, the page in Listing 3.21 contains both a Submit and Cancel button. The CausesValidation property is assigned the value False in the case of the Cancel button.

Listing 3.21 CausesValidation.aspx

<Script runat="Server">

Sub btnSubmit_Click( s As Object, e As EventArgs )
 If IsValid Then
  Response.Redirect( "ThankYou.aspx" )
 End If
End Sub

Sub btnCancel_Click( s As Object, e As EventArgs )
 Response.Redirect( "Cancel.aspx" )
End Sub

</Script>

<html>
<head><title>CausesValidation.aspx</title></head>
<body>

<form runat="Server">

Enter your first name:
<br>
<asp:TextBox
 id="txtFirstName"
 Runat="Server" />

<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
 ControlToValidate="txtFirstName"
 Text="Required!"
 Runat="Server" />

<p>

<asp:Button
 id="btnSubmit"
 Text="Submit"
 OnClick="btnSubmit_Click"
 Runat="Server" />

<asp:Button
 id="btnCancel"
 Text="Cancel"
 OnClick="btnCancel_Click"
 CausesValidation="False"
 Runat="Server" />

</form>
</body>
</html>

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