RegularExpressionValidator.EvaluateIsValid Method ()

 

Indicates whether the value in the input control is valid.

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

Protected Overrides Function EvaluateIsValid As Boolean

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

true if the value in the input control is valid; otherwise, false.

The following code example demonstrates how to override the EvaluateIsValid method in a custom server control so that it always checks the value against the expression for a match in a RegularExpressionValidator.

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.

Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions

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

        Protected Overrides Function EvaluateIsValid() As Boolean

            ' Get the control to validate's validation value
            Dim controlValue As String = GetControlValidationValue(Me.ControlToValidate)

            ' If the value is null or empty, then return true
            If controlValue Is Nothing OrElse controlValue.Trim().Length = 0 Then
                Return True
            Else
                ' Else try running the Regular Expression against the value 
                ' and see if there is a match.
                Try
                    Dim regExpMatch As System.Text.RegularExpressions.Match = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(controlValue, Me.ValidationExpression)
                    Return regExpMatch.Success AndAlso regExpMatch.Index = 0 AndAlso regExpMatch.Length = controlValue.Length
                Catch
                    Return True
                End Try
            End If
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

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

<%@ 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 - EvaluateIsValid - 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 - EvaluateIsValid - 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:CustomRegularExpressionValidatorEvaluateIsValid
                  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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Available since 1.1
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