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.NET Framework Class Library
RegexStringValidator Class

Provides validation of a string based on the rules provided by a regular expression.

Namespace:  System.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class RegexStringValidator _
    Inherits ConfigurationValidatorBase
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As RegexStringValidator
C#
public class RegexStringValidator : ConfigurationValidatorBase
Visual C++
public ref class RegexStringValidator : public ConfigurationValidatorBase
JScript
public class RegexStringValidator extends ConfigurationValidatorBase

The RegexStringValidator object contains the rules necessary to validate a string object based on a regular expression. The rules are established when an instance of the RegexStringValidator class is created.

The CanValidate method determines whether the object type being validated matches the expected type. The object being validated is passed as a parameter of the Validate method.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the RegexStringValidator type.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.Configuration

Namespace Microsoft.Samples.AspNet.Validators
  Class UsingRegexStringValidator
    Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Display title.
      Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Validators")
      Console.WriteLine()

      ' Create RegexString and Validator.
      Dim testString As String = "someone@example.com"
      Dim regexString As String = _
       "^[a-zA-Z\.\-_]+@([a-zA-Z\.\-_]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$"
      Dim myRegexValidator As RegexStringValidator = _ 
       New RegexStringValidator(regexString)

      ' Determine if the object to validate can be validated.
      Console.WriteLine("CanValidate: {0}", _
        myRegexValidator.CanValidate(testString.GetType()))

      Try
        ' Attempt validation.
        myRegexValidator.Validate(testString)
        Console.WriteLine("Validated.")

      Catch e As Exception
        ' Validation failed.
        Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message.ToString())
      End Try

      ' Display and wait.
      Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace
C#
using System;
using System.Configuration;

namespace Microsoft.Samples.AspNet.Validators
{
  class UsingRegexStringValidator
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      // Display title.
      Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Validators");
      Console.WriteLine();

      // Create RegexString and Validator.
      string testString = "someone@example.com";
      string regexString = 
       @"^[a-zA-Z\.\-_]+@([a-zA-Z\.\-_]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$";
      RegexStringValidator myRegexValidator = 
       new RegexStringValidator(regexString);

      // Determine if the object to validate can be validated.
      Console.WriteLine("CanValidate: {0}",
        myRegexValidator.CanValidate(testString.GetType()));

      try
      {
        // Attempt validation.
        myRegexValidator.Validate(testString);
        Console.WriteLine("Validated.");
      }
      catch (ArgumentException e)
      {
        // Validation failed.
        Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message.ToString());
      }

      // Display and wait
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
  }
}
System..::.Object
  System.Configuration..::.ConfigurationValidatorBase
    System.Configuration..::.RegexStringValidator
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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