CompareValidator.ControlPropertiesValid Method ()

 

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Checks the properties of the control for valid values.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Protected Overrides Function ControlPropertiesValid As Boolean

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

true if the control properties are valid; otherwise, false.

Exception Condition
HttpException
HttpException

The value of a target property cannot be converted to the expected Type.

The following code example demonstrates how to override the ControlPropertiesValid method in a custom server control so that it always returns the value of the visible property, as long as the ControlToCompare property of the CompareValidator control is on the page and contains validation properties.

System_CAPS_security Security Note

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB" %>
<%@ Page language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
  <head>
    <title>Custom CompareValidator - ControlPropertiesValid - VB.NET Example</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
      <h3>Custom CompareValidator - ControlPropertiesValid - C# Example</h3>
            <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server">123</asp:TextBox><br />
            <aspSample:CustomCompareValidatorControlPropertiesValid
             id="CompareValidator1" runat="server" Display="Dynamic"
             ErrorMessage="The value of TextBox1 must be '456'."
             ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ValueToCompare="456" /><br />
             <asp:Button id="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" />
    </form>
  </body>
</html>
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls
    <AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
    Public NotInheritable Class CustomCompareValidatorControlPropertiesValid
        Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.CompareValidator

        Protected Overrides Function ControlPropertiesValid() As Boolean

            ' Determine whether the ControlToValidate is on the page and contains a validation properties. 
            MyBase.CheckControlValidationProperty(Me.ControlToValidate, "ControlToValidate")

            ' If the control is visible, then control is valid and ready for validation.
            Dim control As System.Web.UI.Control = Me.FindControl(Me.ControlToValidate)
            If control.Visible = True Then
                Return True
            Else
                Return False
            End If
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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