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RegularExpressionValidator.AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter) Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Adds to the specified HtmlTextWriter object the HTML attributes and styles that need to be rendered for the control.

protected:
 override void AddAttributesToRender(System::Web::UI::HtmlTextWriter ^ writer);
protected override void AddAttributesToRender (System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);
override this.AddAttributesToRender : System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter -> unit
Protected Overrides Sub AddAttributesToRender (writer As HtmlTextWriter)

Parameters

writer
HtmlTextWriter

An HtmlTextWriter that represents the output stream to render HTML content on the client.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to override the AddAttributesToRender method in a custom server control so that the RegularExpressionValidator error message always displays as bold.

using System.Web;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
  [AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
  public sealed class CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender : System.Web.UI.WebControls.RegularExpressionValidator
  {
    protected override void AddAttributesToRender(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
      // Show the CompareValidator's error message as bold.
      writer.AddStyleAttribute(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriterStyle.FontWeight, "bold");
      
      // Call the Base's AddAttributesToRender method.
      base.AddAttributesToRender(writer);
    }
  }
}

Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions

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

        Protected Overrides Sub AddAttributesToRender(ByVal writer As System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter)

            ' Show the CompareValidator's error message as bold.
            writer.AddStyleAttribute(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriterStyle.FontWeight, "bold")

            ' Call the Base's AddAttributesToRender method.
            MyBase.AddAttributesToRender(writer)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

The following code example demonstrates how to use the use the CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender control, defined in the preceding example, on a Web Forms page.

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.

<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<%@ 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>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</title>
    <script runat="server">
      void Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
        if (Page.IsValid) 
        {
          Label1.Text = "Page is valid.";
        }
        else 
        {
          Label1.Text = "Page is invalid!";
        }
      }
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</h3>
       <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10">
          <tr valign="top">
             <td colspan="3">
                <asp:Label ID="Label1" 
                  Text="Enter a 5 digit zip code" 
                  runat="server"/>
             </td>
          </tr>
 
          <tr>
             <td colspan="3">
                <b>Personal Information</b>
             </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td align="right">
                Zip Code:
             </td>
             <td>
                <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
             </td>
             <td>
                <aspSample:CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender 
                  id="Regularexpressionvalidator1" 
                  runat="server"
                  ControlToValidate="TextBox1"
                  ValidationExpression="\d{5}"
                  ErrorMessage="Zip code must be 5 numeric digits"
                  Display="Static"
                  EnableClientScript="False" />
             </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td></td>
             <td>
                <asp:Button text="Button1" 
                  OnClick="Button1_Click" 
                  runat="server" ID="Button1"/>
             </td>
             <td></td>
          </tr>
       </table>
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB" %>
<%@ 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>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - VB.NET Example</title>
    <script runat="server">
      Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
          If Page.IsValid Then
              Label1.Text="Page is valid."
          Else
              Label1.Text="Page is not valid!"
          End If
      End Sub
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - VB.NET Example</h3>
       <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10">
          <tr valign="top">
             <td colspan="3">
                <asp:Label ID="Label1" 
                  Text="Enter a 5 digit zip code" 
                  runat="server"/>
             </td>
          </tr>
 
          <tr>
             <td colspan="3">
                <b>Personal Information</b>
             </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td align="right">
                Zip Code:
             </td>
             <td>
                <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
             </td>
             <td>
                <aspSample:CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender 
                  id="Regularexpressionvalidator1" 
                  runat="server"
                  ControlToValidate="TextBox1"
                  ValidationExpression="\d{5}"
                  ErrorMessage="Zip code must be 5 numeric digits"
                  Display="Static"
                  EnableClientScript="False" />
             </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td></td>
             <td>
                <asp:Button text="Button1" 
                  OnClick="Button1_Click" 
                  runat="server" ID="Button1"/>
             </td>
             <td></td>
          </tr>
       </table>
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

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