PagesSection.ValidateRequest Property (System.Web.Configuration)

ValidateRequest Property

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PagesSection.ValidateRequest Property

Gets or sets a value that determines whether ASP.NET examines input from the browser for dangerous values.

Namespace: System.Web.Configuration
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Property ValidateRequest As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As PagesSection
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.ValidateRequest

instance.ValidateRequest = value

public bool ValidateRequest { get; set; }

C++

public:
property bool ValidateRequest {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

/** @property */
public boolean get_ValidateRequest ()

/** @property */
public void set_ValidateRequest (boolean value)

JScript

public function get ValidateRequest () : boolean

public function set ValidateRequest (value : boolean)

XAML

Not applicable.

Property Value

true if ASP.NET examines input from the browser for dangerous values; otherwise, false. The default value is true.

Remarks

Request validation is performed by comparing all input data to a list of potentially dangerous values. If a match occurs, ASP.NET raises an HttpRequestValidationException.

Example

The following code example shows how to use the ValidateRequest property.

Visual Basic

' Get the current ValidateRequest property value.
Console.WriteLine( _
    "Current ValidateRequest value: '{0}'", _
    pagesSection.ValidateRequest)

' Set the ValidateRequest property to true.
pagesSection.ValidateRequest = True

// Get the current ValidateRequest property value.
Console.WriteLine(
    "Current ValidateRequest value: '{0}'",
    pagesSection.ValidateRequest);

// Set the ValidateRequest property to true.
pagesSection.ValidateRequest = true;

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

Reference

PagesSection Class
PagesSection Members
System.Web.Configuration Namespace