CustomValidator.OnServerValidate(String) Method

Definition

Raises the ServerValidate event for the CustomValidator control.

protected:
 virtual bool OnServerValidate(System::String ^ value);
protected virtual bool OnServerValidate (string value);
abstract member OnServerValidate : string -> bool
override this.OnServerValidate : string -> bool
Protected Overridable Function OnServerValidate (value As String) As Boolean

Parameters

value
String

The value to validate.

Returns

true if the value specified by the value parameter passes validation; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify and code a handler for a server-side CustomValidator control.

Important

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.


<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!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>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      void ValidateBtn_OnClick(object sender, EventArgs e) 
      { 

         // Display whether the page passed validation.
         if (Page.IsValid) 
         {

            Message.Text = "Page is valid.";

         }

         else 
         {

            Message.Text = "Page is not valid!";

         }

      }

      void ServerValidation(object source, ServerValidateEventArgs args)
      {

         try 
         {

            // Test whether the value entered into the text box is even.
            int i = int.Parse(args.Value);
            args.IsValid = ((i%2) == 0);

         }

         catch(Exception ex)
         {

            args.IsValid = false;

         }

      }

   </script>    

</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
  
      <h3>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</h3>

      <asp:Label id="Message"  
           Text="Enter an even number:" 
           Font-Names="Verdana" 
           Font-Size="10pt" 
           runat="server"
           AssociatedControlID="Text1"/>

      <br />

      <asp:TextBox id="Text1" 
           runat="server" />
    
        

      <asp:CustomValidator id="CustomValidator1"
           ControlToValidate="Text1"
           Display="Static"
           ErrorMessage="Not an even number!"
           ForeColor="green"
           Font-Names="verdana" 
           Font-Size="10pt"
           OnServerValidate="ServerValidation"
           runat="server"/>

      <br />
 
      <asp:Button id="Button1"
           Text="Validate" 
           OnClick="ValidateBtn_OnClick" 
           runat="server"/>

   </form>
  
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!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>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      Sub ValidateBtn_OnClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 

         ' Display whether the page passed validation.
         If Page.IsValid Then 

            Message.Text = "Page is valid."

         Else 

            Message.Text = "Page is not valid!"

         End If

      End Sub

      Sub ServerValidation(source As Object, args As ServerValidateEventArgs)

         Try 

            ' Test whether the value entered into the text box is even.
            Dim num As Integer = Integer.Parse(args.Value)
            args.IsValid = ((num mod 2) = 0)
 
         Catch ex As Exception
         
            args.IsValid = false

         End Try

      End Sub

   </script>    

</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
  
      <h3>CustomValidator ServerValidate Example</h3>

      <asp:Label id="Message"
           Text="Enter an even number:" 
           Font-Names="Verdana" 
           Font-Size="10pt" 
           runat="server"
           AssociatedControlID="Text1" />

      <br />

      <asp:TextBox id="Text1" 
           runat="server" />
    
        

      <asp:CustomValidator id="CustomValidator1"
           ControlToValidate="Text1"
           Display="Static"
           ErrorMessage="Not an even number!"
           ForeColor="green"
           Font-Names="verdana" 
           Font-Size="10pt"
           OnServerValidate="ServerValidation"
           runat="server"/>

      <br />
 
      <asp:Button id="Button1"
           Text="Validate" 
           OnClick="ValidateBtn_OnClick" 
           runat="server"/>

   </form>
  
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The ServerValidate event is raised when validation is performed on the server.

Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see Handling and Raising Events.

The OnServerValidate method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.

Notes to Inheritors

When overriding OnServerValidate(String) in a derived class, be sure to call the base class's OnServerValidate(String) method so that registered delegates receive the event.

Applies to

See also