Validation only when the user hits button

[Pawel Pabich]

Hi,

I have very simple code:

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
<asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="RequiredFie ldValidator1" runat="server"

ControlToValida te="TextBox1"
ValidationGroup ="1"> <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server"
Text="Button 1" ValidationGroup ="1"
CausesValidatio n="true" />

I would like RequiredFieldVa lidator1 to fire only when I hit Button1
button. But it also fires when
text box TextBox1 looses focus. For example when I finish typing and
hit TAB key. Is there any way in order to prevent
RequiredFieldVa lidator1 from firing too early?

thanks in advance for any info

Pawel Pabich

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

Re: Validation only when the user hits button

You can try setting the CausesValidatio n property of the textbox to false.

ASP.NET 2.0 has far more granular control over validation. You can say "I
want all these validators to be fired by this button only, and this 2nd
group to be fired by this other button here"...

Karl

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"Pawel Pabich" <pawel.pabich@g mail.com> wrote in message
news:1149074277 .640065.203640@ h76g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have very simple code:
>
> <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
> <asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="RequiredFie ldValidator1" runat="server"
>
> ControlToValida te="TextBox1"
> ValidationGroup ="1"> <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server"
> Text="Button 1" ValidationGroup ="1"
> CausesValidatio n="true" />
>
> I would like RequiredFieldVa lidator1 to fire only when I hit Button1
> button. But it also fires when
> text box TextBox1 looses focus. For example when I finish typing and
> hit TAB key. Is there any way in order to prevent
> RequiredFieldVa lidator1 from firing too early?
>
> thanks in advance for any info
>
> Pawel Pabich
>[/color]

[Pawel Pabich]

Re: Validation only when the user hits button

Hi Karl,

thanks for your answer but it does not help. It makes sense to set
CausesValidatio n to fale when the text box casues post back and my
text box doesn't. I thought that if a validator is member of any
validation
group then it needs to wait for button or any other control that causes
validation
but it seems I'm wrong.

Pawel Pabich

Karl Seguin [MVP] wrote:[color=blue]
> You can try setting the CausesValidatio n property of the textbox to false.
>
> ASP.NET 2.0 has far more granular control over validation. You can say "I
> want all these validators to be fired by this button only, and this 2nd
> group to be fired by this other button here"...
>
> Karl
>
> --
> http://www.openmymind.net/
>
>
>
> "Pawel Pabich" <pawel.pabich@g mail.com> wrote in message
> news:1149074277 .640065.203640@ h76g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=green]
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have very simple code:
> >
> > <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
> > <asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="RequiredFie ldValidator1" runat="server"
> >
> > ControlToValida te="TextBox1"
> > ValidationGroup ="1"> <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server"
> > Text="Button 1" ValidationGroup ="1"
> > CausesValidatio n="true" />
> >
> > I would like RequiredFieldVa lidator1 to fire only when I hit Button1
> > button. But it also fires when
> > text box TextBox1 looses focus. For example when I finish typing and
> > hit TAB key. Is there any way in order to prevent
> > RequiredFieldVa lidator1 from firing too early?
> >
> > thanks in advance for any info
> >
> > Pawel Pabich
> >[/color][/color]