- Using Client-side Validation
- Requiring Fields: The RequiredFieldValidator Control
- Validating Expressions: The RegularExpressionValidator Control
- Comparing Values: The CompareValidator Control
- Checking for a Range of Values: The RangeValidator Control
- Summarizing Errors: The ValidationSummary Control
- Performing Custom Validation: The CustomValidator Control
- Disabling Validation
- Summary
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
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>
The C# version of this code can be found on the CD-ROM.p