ButtonFieldBase.CausesValidation Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a value indicating whether validation is performed when a button in a ButtonFieldBase object is clicked.
public:
virtual property bool CausesValidation { bool get(); void set(bool value); };public virtual bool CausesValidation { get; set; }member this.CausesValidation : bool with get, setPublic Overridable Property CausesValidation As BooleanProperty Value
true to perform validation when a button in a ButtonFieldBase is clicked; otherwise, false. The default is false.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the CausesValidation property to perform validation when the button is clicked in the ButtonField object of a GridView control.
<%@ Page language="C#" %>
<script runat="server">
void AuthorsGridView_RowCommand(Object sender, GridViewCommandEventArgs e)
{
// If multiple ButtonField columns are used, use the
// CommandName property to determine which button was clicked.
switch(e.CommandName)
{
case "Edit":
AuthorsGridView.Columns[0].Visible = false;
AuthorsGridView.Columns[1].Visible = true;
break;
case "Update":
AuthorsGridView.Columns[0].Visible = true;
AuthorsGridView.Columns[1].Visible = false;
break;
default:
// Do nothing.
break;
}
}
void AuthorsGridView_RowUpdating (Object sender, GridViewUpdateEventArgs e)
{
// Retrieve the row being edited.
int index = AuthorsGridView.EditIndex;
GridViewRow row = AuthorsGridView.Rows[index];
// Retrieve the new value for the author's first name from the row.
// In this example, the author's first name is in the second cell
// of the row (index 1). To get the value, first retrieve the TextBox
// that contains the value.
TextBox firstNameTextBox = (TextBox)row.Cells[1].FindControl("FirstNameTextBox");
// Make sure the control was found.
String firstName = "";
if(firstNameTextBox != null)
{
firstName = firstNameTextBox.Text;
}
// Retrieve the new value for the author's last name from the row.
// In this example, the author's last name is in the third cell
// of the row (index 2).
TextBox lastNameTextBox = (TextBox)row.Cells[2].FindControl("LastNameTextBox");
String lastName = "";
if(lastNameTextBox != null)
{
lastName = lastNameTextBox.Text;
}
// Because custom TemplateField field columns are used, parameters
// are not automatically created and passed to the data source control.
// Create Parameter objects to represent the fields to update and
// add the Parameter objects to the UpdateParameters collection.
Parameter lastNameParameter = new Parameter("au_lname", TypeCode.String, lastName);
Parameter firstNameParameter = new Parameter("au_fname", TypeCode.String, firstName);
// Clear the UpdateParameters collection before adding the
// Parameter objects. Otherwise, there will be duplicate
// parameters.
AuthorsSqlDataSource.UpdateParameters.Clear();
AuthorsSqlDataSource.UpdateParameters.Add(lastNameParameter);
AuthorsSqlDataSource.UpdateParameters.Add(firstNameParameter);
}
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>ButtonFieldBase CausesValidation Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3>ButtonFieldBase CausesValidation Example</h3>
<!-- Populate the Columns collection declaratively. -->
<asp:gridview id="AuthorsGridView"
datasourceid="AuthorsSqlDataSource"
cellpadding="5"
autogeneratecolumns="false"
datakeynames="au_id"
onrowcommand="AuthorsGridView_RowCommand"
onrowupdating="AuthorsGridView_RowUpdating"
runat="server">
<columns>
<asp:buttonfield commandname="Edit"
causesvalidation="false"
text="Edit"
headertext="Edit Author">
</asp:buttonfield>
<asp:buttonfield commandname="Update"
visible="false"
causesvalidation="true"
text="Update"
validationgroup="NameGroup"
headertext="Update Author">
</asp:buttonfield>
<asp:templatefield headertext="Last Name">
<itemtemplate>
<%# Eval("au_lname") %>
</itemtemplate>
<edititemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="LastNameTextBox"
text='<%# Eval("au_lname") %>'
width="175"
runat="server" /><br />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="LastNameRequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="LastNameTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a last name."
ValidationGroup="NameGroup"
Runat="server" />
</edititemtemplate>
</asp:templatefield>
<asp:templatefield headertext="First Name">
<itemtemplate>
<%# Eval("au_fname") %>
</itemtemplate>
<edititemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="FirstNameTextBox"
text='<%# Eval("au_fname") %>'
width="175"
runat="server" /><br />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="FirstNameRequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="FirstNameTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a first name."
ValidationGroup="NameGroup"
Runat="server" />
</edititemtemplate>
</asp:templatefield>
</columns>
</asp:gridview>
<!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
<!-- to the Pubs sample database. -->
<asp:sqldatasource id="AuthorsSqlDataSource"
selectcommand="SELECT [au_id], [au_lname], [au_fname] FROM [authors]"
updatecommand="UPDATE authors SET au_lname=@au_lname, au_fname=@au_fname WHERE (authors.au_id = @au_id)"
connectionstring="server=localhost;database=pubs;integrated security=SSPI"
runat="server">
</asp:sqldatasource>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page language="VB" %>
<script runat="server">
Sub AuthorsGridView_RowCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewCommandEventArgs)
' If multiple ButtonField columns are used, use the
' CommandName property to determine which button was clicked.
Select Case e.CommandName
Case "Edit"
AuthorsGridView.Columns(0).Visible = False
AuthorsGridView.Columns(1).Visible = True
Case "Update"
AuthorsGridView.Columns(0).Visible = True
AuthorsGridView.Columns(1).Visible = False
Case Else
' Do nothing.
End Select
End Sub
Sub AuthorsGridView_RowUpdating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewUpdateEventArgs)
' Retrieve the row being edited.
Dim index As Integer = AuthorsGridView.EditIndex
Dim row As GridViewRow = AuthorsGridView.Rows(index)
' Retrieve the new value for the author's first name from the row.
' In this example, the author's first name is in the second cell
' of the row (index 1). To get the value, first retrieve the TextBox
' that contains the value.
Dim firstNameTextBox As TextBox = CType(row.Cells(1).FindControl("FirstNameTextBox"), TextBox)
' Make sure the control was found.
Dim firstName As String = ""
If Not firstNameTextBox Is Nothing Then
firstName = firstNameTextBox.Text
End If
' Retrieve the new value for the author's last name from the row.
' In this example, the author's last name is in the third cell
' of the row (index 2).
Dim lastNameTextBox As TextBox = CType(row.Cells(2).FindControl("LastNameTextBox"), TextBox)
Dim lastName As String = ""
If Not lastNameTextBox Is Nothing Then
lastName = lastNameTextBox.Text
End If
' Because custom TemplateField field columns are used, parameters
' are not automatically created and passed to the data source control.
' Create Parameter objects to represent the fields to update and
' add the Parameter objects to the UpdateParameters collection.
Dim lastNameParameter As New Parameter("au_lname", TypeCode.String, lastName)
Dim firstNameParameter As New Parameter("au_fname", TypeCode.String, firstName)
' Clear the UpdateParameters collection before adding the
' Parameter objects. Otherwise, there will be duplicate
' parameters.
AuthorsSqlDataSource.UpdateParameters.Clear()
AuthorsSqlDataSource.UpdateParameters.Add(lastNameParameter)
AuthorsSqlDataSource.UpdateParameters.Add(firstNameParameter)
End Sub
</script>
<head runat="server">
<title>ButtonFieldBase CausesValidation Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3>ButtonFieldBase CausesValidation Example</h3>
<!-- Populate the Columns collection declaratively. -->
<asp:gridview id="AuthorsGridView"
datasourceid="AuthorsSqlDataSource"
cellpadding="5"
autogeneratecolumns="false"
datakeynames="au_id"
onrowcommand="AuthorsGridView_RowCommand"
onrowupdating="AuthorsGridView_RowUpdating"
runat="server">
<columns>
<asp:buttonfield commandname="Edit"
causesvalidation="false"
text="Edit"
headertext="Edit Author">
</asp:buttonfield>
<asp:buttonfield commandname="Update"
visible="false"
causesvalidation="true"
text="Update"
validationgroup="NameGroup"
headertext="Update Author">
</asp:buttonfield>
<asp:templatefield headertext="Last Name">
<itemtemplate>
<%# Eval("au_lname") %>
</itemtemplate>
<edititemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="LastNameTextBox"
text='<%# Eval("au_lname") %>'
width="175"
runat="server" /><br />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="LastNameRequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="LastNameTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a last name."
ValidationGroup="NameGroup"
Runat="server" />
</edititemtemplate>
</asp:templatefield>
<asp:templatefield headertext="First Name">
<itemtemplate>
<%# Eval("au_fname") %>
</itemtemplate>
<edititemtemplate>
<asp:textbox id="FirstNameTextBox"
text='<%# Eval("au_fname") %>'
width="175"
runat="server" /><br />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="FirstNameRequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="FirstNameTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a first name."
ValidationGroup="NameGroup"
Runat="server" />
</edititemtemplate>
</asp:templatefield>
</columns>
</asp:gridview>
<!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects -->
<!-- to the Pubs sample database. -->
<asp:sqldatasource id="AuthorsSqlDataSource"
selectcommand="SELECT [au_id], [au_lname], [au_fname] FROM [authors]"
updatecommand="UPDATE authors SET au_lname=@au_lname, au_fname=@au_fname WHERE (authors.au_id = @au_id)"
connectionstring="server=localhost;database=pubs;integrated security=SSPI"
runat="server">
</asp:sqldatasource>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Validation groups allow you to assign validation controls on a page to a specific category. Each validation group can be validated independently of other validation groups on the page. Use the ValidationGroup property to specify the name of the validation group for which the ButtonFieldBase object causes validation when it posts back to the server.
The ValidationGroup property has an effect only when the value of the CausesValidation property is set to true. When you specify a value for the ValidationGroup property, only the validation controls that are part of the specified group are validated when the ButtonFieldBase posts back to the server. If you do not specify a value for the ValidationGroup property and the CausesValidation property is set to true, all validation controls on the page that are not assigned to a validation group are validated when the ButtonFieldBase posts back to the server.
The value of this property is stored in view state.
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