PagesSection.ValidateRequest Property (System.Web.Configuration)

.NET Framework Class Library

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)

<ConfigurationPropertyAttribute("validateRequest", DefaultValue := True)> _
Public Property ValidateRequest As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As PagesSection
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.ValidateRequest

instance.ValidateRequest = value

[ConfigurationPropertyAttribute("validateRequest", DefaultValue = true)]
public bool ValidateRequest { get; set; }

Visual C++

[ConfigurationPropertyAttribute(L"validateRequest", DefaultValue = true)]
public:
property bool ValidateRequest {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

JScript

public function get ValidateRequest () : boolean
public function set ValidateRequest (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
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.

Examples

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 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

PagesSection Class

PagesSection Members

System.Web.Configuration Namespace