BaseValidator.ErrorMessage Property
Gets or sets the text for the error message.
[Visual Basic] Public Overridable Property ErrorMessage As String Implements _ IValidator.ErrorMessage [C#] public virtual string ErrorMessage {get; set;} [C++] public: __property virtual String* get_ErrorMessage(); public: __property virtual void set_ErrorMessage(String*); [JScript] public function get ErrorMessage() : String; public function set ErrorMessage(String);
Property Value
The error message displayed when validation fails. The default value is String.Empty.
Implements
Remarks
Use the ErrorMessage property to specify the text to display in the validation control when validation fails. This text is also included in the ValidationSummary control, if one is placed on the Web page.
It is possible to display different text for the validation control and the ValidationSummary control. Use the Text property to specify the text to display in the validation control.
Note If the Text property is set, that text will override the text specified in the ErrorMessage property and appear in the validation control. However, the text specified by the ErrorMessage property always appears in the ValidationSummary control.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, JScript] The following example demonstrates how to use the ErrorMessage property to specify different messages for the ValidationSummary control and the RequiredFieldValidator and CompareValidator controls.
[Visual Basic] <%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Dim rand_number As Random = New Random() Compare1.ValueToCompare = rand_number.Next(1, 10).ToString() Compare1.Validate() If Page.IsValid Then lblOutput.Text = "You guessed correctly!!" Else lblOutput.Text = "You guessed poorly" End If lblOutput.Text += "<br><br>" & "The number is: " & Compare1.ValueToCompare End Sub </script> </head> <body> <form runat=server> <h3>Validator Example</h3> <h5>Pick a number between 1 and 10:</h5> <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator id="Compare1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ValueToCompare="0" EnableClientScript="False" Type="Integer" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Incorrect guess!!" Text="*" runat="server"/> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="Require1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" EnableClientScript="False" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="No number entered!!" Text="*" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Button id="Button1" Text="Submit" OnClick="Button_Click" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Label id="lblOutput" Font-Name="verdana" Font-Size="10pt" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:ValidationSummary id="Summary1" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html> [C#] <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) { Random rand_number = new Random(); Compare1.ValueToCompare = rand_number.Next(1, 10).ToString(); Compare1.Validate(); if (Page.IsValid) { lblOutput.Text = "You guessed correctly!!"; } else { lblOutput.Text = "You guessed poorly"; } lblOutput.Text += "<br><br>" + "The number is: " + Compare1.ValueToCompare; } </script> </head> <body> <form runat=server> <h3>Validator Example</h3> <h5>Pick a number between 1 and 10:</h5> <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator id="Compare1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ValueToCompare="0" EnableClientScript="False" Type="Integer" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Incorrect guess!!" Text="*" runat="server"/> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="Require1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" EnableClientScript="False" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="No number entered!!" Text="*" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Button id="Button1" Text="Submit" OnClick="Button_Click" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Label id="lblOutput" Font-Name="verdana" Font-Size="10pt" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:ValidationSummary id="Summary1" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html> [JScript] <%@ Page Language="JScript" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script language="JScript" runat="server"> function Button_Click(sender, e : EventArgs) { var rand_number : Random = new Random(); Compare1.ValueToCompare = rand_number.Next(1, 10).ToString(); Compare1.Validate(); if (Page.IsValid) { lblOutput.Text = "You guessed correctly!!"; } else { lblOutput.Text = "You guessed poorly"; } lblOutput.Text += "<br><br>" + "The number is: " + Compare1.ValueToCompare; } </script> </head> <body> <form runat=server> <h3>Validator Example</h3> <h5>Pick a number between 1 and 10:</h5> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="Require1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Type="Integer" ErrorMessage="No number entered!!" Text="*" runat="server"/> <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator id="Compare1" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ValueToCompare="0" EnableClientScript="False" Type="Integer" ErrorMessage="Incorrect guess!!" Text="*" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Button id="Button1" Text="Submit" OnClick="Button_Click" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:Label id="lblOutput" Font-Name="verdana" Font-Size="10pt" runat="server"/> <br><br> <asp:ValidationSummary id="Summary1" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html>
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
See Also
BaseValidator Class | BaseValidator Members | System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace | ValidationSummary | Text | String.Empty