RequiredFieldValidator.EvaluateIsValid Method ()

 

Called during the validation stage when ASP.NET processes a Web Form.

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 returns false if the value of the RequiredFieldValidator is null or empty, and always returns true otherwise.

<%@ 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 RequiredFieldValidator - EvaluateIsValid - VB.NET Example</title>
        <script runat="server">
            Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 

                If Page.IsValid Then 

                    Label1.Text = "Required field is filled!"

                Else 

                    Label1.Text = "Required field is empty!"

                End If

            End Sub
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
            <h3>Custom RequiredFieldValidator - EvaluateIsValid - VB.NET Example</h3>

            <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">
                <tr valign="top">
                    <td colspan="3">
                        <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" 
                         Text="Fill in the required field below" />
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td align="right">Card Number:</td>
                    <td>
                        <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server" />
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <aspSample:CustomRequiredFieldValidatorEvaluateIsValid id="RequiredFieldValidator1" 
                         runat="server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Display="Static" ErrorMessage="*" />
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>&nbsp;</td>
                    <td>
                        <asp:Button id="Button1" runat="server" Text="Validate" 
                         OnClick="Button1_Click" />
                    </td>
                    <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
            </table>

        </form>
    </body>
</html>
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions

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

        Protected Overrides Function EvaluateIsValid() As Boolean

            ' Get the ControlToValidate's value.
            Dim controlValue As String = GetControlValidationValue(ControlToValidate)

            ' If ControlToValidate's value is null or empty, then return false.
            If controlValue Is Nothing OrElse controlValue.Trim().Equals(System.String.Empty) Then
                Return False
            Else  ' Else the control contains a value so return true.
                Return True
            End If
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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