Using .NET Validation Controls

[Tom]

I know how to use these great controls. They work very
well. But is there a method or property I can use to set
the focus to the field that is in error.

For example... If I have a page with 5 text boxes on it
and they are all reaquired fields. When my user falis to
enter in something in field 3 and presses the Submit
button, the Summarty validation control fires just fine
but the focus is still on the Submit Button.

Is there a way to utilize the RequiredFieldVa lidator or
SummaryValidati onControl fields to set the focus to
txtField3?

Thanks

Tom

[Juan Gabriel Del Cid]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

Set the focus manually to the control yourself... like this:

// if userID (a TextBox) is not entered, or is invalid
// set the focus to it.
userID.Select() ;

Hope that helps,
-JG

[babylon]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

Handle it in your submit button's click event....

"Tom" <anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:051301c3a2 43$ae85d1e0$a30 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> I know how to use these great controls. They work very
> well. But is there a method or property I can use to set
> the focus to the field that is in error.
>
> For example... If I have a page with 5 text boxes on it
> and they are all reaquired fields. When my user falis to
> enter in something in field 3 and presses the Submit
> button, the Summarty validation control fires just fine
> but the focus is still on the Submit Button.
>
> Is there a way to utilize the RequiredFieldVa lidator or
> SummaryValidati onControl fields to set the focus to
> txtField3?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>[/color]

[Tom]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

That's the problem. The submit button does not fire if
their are validation errors.
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>Handle it in your submit button's click event....
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>> I know how to use these great controls. They work very
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>> the focus to the field that is in error.
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>> For example... If I have a page with 5 text boxes on it
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>> enter in something in field 3 and presses the Submit
>> button, the Summarty validation control fires just fine
>> but the focus is still on the Submit Button.
>>
>> Is there a way to utilize the RequiredFieldVa lidator or
>> SummaryValidati onControl fields to set the focus to
>> txtField3?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Tom
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[Tom]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

The problem is where? The submit button event does not
fire. Its like the Validation controls are a pseudo
JavaScript, only without the bells and whistles.

I know how to set focus, I just don't know where to put
the code since the Submit Button's click event does not
fire.
Tom[color=blue]
>-----Original Message-----
>Set the focus manually to the control yourself... like[/color]
this:[color=blue]
>
> // if userID (a TextBox) is not entered, or is invalid
> // set the focus to it.
> userID.Select() ;
>
>Hope that helps,
>-JG
>
>
>.
>[/color]

[Doug]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

Don't the validators fire off events themselves?

doug

"Tom" <anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:048c01c3a2 d4$cfde6190$a00 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> The problem is where? The submit button event does not
> fire. Its like the Validation controls are a pseudo
> JavaScript, only without the bells and whistles.
>
> I know how to set focus, I just don't know where to put
> the code since the Submit Button's click event does not
> fire.
> Tom[color=green]
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Set the focus manually to the control yourself... like[/color]
> this:[color=green]
> >
> > // if userID (a TextBox) is not entered, or is invalid
> > // set the focus to it.
> > userID.Select() ;
> >
> >Hope that helps,
> >-JG
> >
> >
> >.
> >[/color][/color]

[Juan Gabriel Del Cid]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

> The problem is where? The submit button event does not[color=blue]
> fire. Its like the Validation controls are a pseudo
> JavaScript, only without the bells and whistles.[/color]

Oh, my. I'm so sorry, I thought this was a question about validators and
controls on Winforms. My mistake.

Well, I looked around the docs on ASP.Net's validators and found no way of
doing it. You can do it with some javascript of your own, though (sample
..aspx page below). Just handle the onsubmit event of the form yourself
(ASP.Net will modify it so it calls it's validation routine first) and check
if your validators have their style.display properties set to "none". If
there is an error, this property will be moething other than "none" and you
then set the focus to the control.

Hope that helps,
-JG

<!-- Test.aspx -->

<%@ Page language="c#"%>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" >
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>Test</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR " Content="Micros oft Visual Studio 7.0">
<meta name="CODE_LANG UAGE" Content="C#">
<meta name="vs_defaul tClientScript" content="JavaSc ript">
<meta name="vs_target Schema"
content="http://schemas.microso ft.com/intellisense/ie5">
</HEAD>
<body MS_POSITIONING= "FlowLayout ">
<script language="javas cript">

function SetFocusOnError (theForm) {
if (emailValidator .style.display != "none" ||
validEmailValid ator.style.disp lay != "none") {
theForm.email.f ocus();
theForm.email.s elect();
return;
}
if (ageValidator.s tyle.display != "none" ||
overThirteenVal idator.style.di splay != "none") {
theForm.age.foc us();
theForm.age.sel ect();
return;
}
}

</script>

<form id="Test" method="post" runat="server"
onsubmit="SetFo cusOnError(this );">

<P>
Email: <asp:TextBox id="email" runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>

<asp:RequiredFi eldValidator id="emailValida tor" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="E nter your email." Display="Dynami c"
ControlToValida te="email"></asp:RequiredFie ldValidator>&nb sp;

<asp:RegularExp ressionValidato r id="validEmailV alidator" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="E nter a valid email address." Display="Dynami c"
ControlToValida te="email"
ValidationExpre ssion="\w+([-+.]\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*">
</asp:RegularExpr essionValidator > <BR>

Age:
<asp:TextBox id="age" runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>

<asp:RequiredFi eldValidator id="ageValidato r" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="E nter your age." Display="Dynami c"
ControlToValida te="age"></asp:RequiredFie ldValidator>&nb sp;

<asp:CompareVal idator id="overThirtee nValidator" runat="server"
ErrorMessage="M ust be older than 13." Display="Dynami c"
ControlToValida te="age" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare= "13"
Operator="Great erThan"></asp:CompareVali dator><BR>

<asp:Button id="Button1" runat="server" Text="Submit the form"
EnableViewState ="False" OnClick="Refres hMe"></asp:Button></P>

<p><asp:Label id="lblMsg" runat="server"> </asp:Label></p>
</form>
</body>
</HTML>

<script runat="server">
public void RefreshMe(objec t sender, EventArgs e) {
lblMsg.Text = "Submit accepted at: " +
DateTime.Now.To LongTimeString( );
}
</script>

[Eelco Duinsbergen]

Re: Using .NET Validation Controls

Hello,

I think you should use the CustomValidator control, that control gives
you
the option to write your own Client-side and/or server side
validationcode.

Example:
You could write a generic javascript function which checks a field
for....whatever .

<script language="javas cript">
function ValidateField(s ource,arguments )
{

if(#do checks#)
{
arguments.isVal id = false; // Sets the Page.IsValid property
to true
source.focus();
}
else
{
arguments.isVal id = true;
}
}
</script>

- add a CustomValidator control to your form and set the following
properties:
- ControlToValida te = ControlToValida te (what a suprise)
- ClientValidatio nFunction = ValidateField


you should also write a serverside validation function in case the
users browser doesn't support javascript for some reason.

I haven't tried this myself, but i think it should work. I read in the
MSDN documentation this doesn't work for manditory checks because the
validation function doesn't fire when te control is empty, but you
could try it.

Good luck,

Eelco Duinsbergen

"Tom" <anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message news:<046c01c3a 2d2$d56713c0$a0 01280a@phx.gbl> ...[color=blue]
> That's the problem. The submit button does not fire if
> their are validation errors.
>[color=green]
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Handle it in your submit button's click event....
> >
> >"Tom" <anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in[/color]
> message[color=green]
> >news:051301c3a 243$ae85d1e0$a3 01280a@phx.gbl. ..[color=darkred]
> >> I know how to use these great controls. They work very
> >> well. But is there a method or property I can use to[/color][/color]
> set[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> the focus to the field that is in error.
> >>
> >> For example... If I have a page with 5 text boxes on it
> >> and they are all reaquired fields. When my user falis[/color][/color]
> to[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> enter in something in field 3 and presses the Submit
> >> button, the Summarty validation control fires just fine
> >> but the focus is still on the Submit Button.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to utilize the RequiredFieldVa lidator or
> >> SummaryValidati onControl fields to set the focus to
> >> txtField3?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Tom
> >>[/color]
> >
> >
> >.
> >[/color][/color]