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I am trying to learn a little more about how to add client-side validation
to custom validators that I write (by inheriting from the BaseValidator class). I know that the name of the JavaScript function is assigned to an attribute named 'evaluationfunction' and that the function returns true or false. However, some of the things I don't know or are unclear about are: 1. What parameters does the function assigned to evaluationfunction receive? If they are objects, what properties do they have? 2. On several of the websites I was looking at for help, they said the function assigned to evaluationfunction had 2 parameters, but were unclear on what they were. 3. One of the validators (or actually types of validators) I am working on writing is validators that use client callbacks (also known as AJAX). I know how to implement the ICallbackEventHandler, but since the callback must be initiated by JavaScript, I am assuming the callback statement would be in the function used for evaluationfunction. However, this would require calling a function to apply the validation after returning from the callback. From what I could get from the sites I could find, this would involve calling the ValidatorUpdateDisplay function that exists in the WebUIValidation.js file after returning. However, I was having a little trouble figuring out what to pass it and where to get that value. If anybody could help me here, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com http://www.nathansokalski.com/
Hi Nathan,
Please refer to this link below for client side validation using the CustomValidator control. http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/aspnet/doc/validation/default.aspx The CustomValidator server control calls a user-defined function to perform validations that the standard validators can't handle. The custom function can execute on the server or in client-side script, such as JScript or VBScript. For client-side custom validation, the name of the custom function must be identified in the ClientValidationFunction property. The custom function must have the form function myvalidator(source, arguments). Note that source is the client-side CustomValidator object, and arguments is an object with two properties, Value and IsValid. The Value property is the value to be validated and the IsValid property is a Boolean used to set the return result of the validation. Regards, Manish www.ComponentOne.com [quoted text, click to view] "Nathan Sokalski" wrote:
> I am trying to learn a little more about how to add client-side validation > to custom validators that I write (by inheriting from the BaseValidator > class). I know that the name of the JavaScript function is assigned to an > attribute named 'evaluationfunction' and that the function returns true or > false. However, some of the things I don't know or are unclear about are: > > 1. What parameters does the function assigned to evaluationfunction receive? > If they are objects, what properties do they have? > > 2. On several of the websites I was looking at for help, they said the > function assigned to evaluationfunction had 2 parameters, but were unclear > on what they were. > > 3. One of the validators (or actually types of validators) I am working on > writing is validators that use client callbacks (also known as AJAX). I know > how to implement the ICallbackEventHandler, but since the callback must be > initiated by JavaScript, I am assuming the callback statement would be in > the function used for evaluationfunction. However, this would require > calling a function to apply the validation after returning from the > callback. From what I could get from the sites I could find, this would > involve calling the ValidatorUpdateDisplay function that exists in the > WebUIValidation.js file after returning. However, I was having a little > trouble figuring out what to pass it and where to get that value. > > If anybody could help me here, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > -- > Nathan Sokalski > njsokalski@hotmail.com > http://www.nathansokalski.com/ > >
the basevalidator has no builtin support for calling clientfunctions, you
will need to write the hookup code yourself. client validation is pretty simple. validators are rendered as a span. then javascript code is rendered to create a javascript variable that references the span. then expando properties are added to this variable. your valiadation code would add additional properties via RegisterExpandoAttribute. there are 7 expando properties the base validator renders: enabled - bool used to enable/disable validation controltovalidate - the ClientId of the control to validate focusOnError - bool used to indicate set focus action errormessage - message to display if not valid display - display type isvalid - results of validation (set by the caller) validationGroup - the validation group if you want a client function called, your code needs to add the expando attribute: evaluationfunction - name of the client function to cal the evaluationfunction is called with one arg, the validator instance. your client code can then look at any expando attributes to decided what action to take. this fuction should return true/false for valid/not valid the CustomValidator will render the evaluationfunction based on the ClientValidationFunction server property. it will call the client function with two args clientFunction (val, args) where val is the validaor instance, and args is an object with two properties args.Value - the value of the control to validate args.IsValid - always initialized to true after the custom validator calls your client fucntion it returns args.IsValid to its caller (the standard validation code), and does not use your functions return value. one advantage of the custom validator (besides hooking the client function) is it has generic code to determine the value of the control to validate. if you use the base, you will need to write this code. pretty simple actually. -- bruce (sqlwork.com) [quoted text, click to view] "Nathan Sokalski" wrote:
> I am trying to learn a little more about how to add client-side validation > to custom validators that I write (by inheriting from the BaseValidator > class). I know that the name of the JavaScript function is assigned to an > attribute named 'evaluationfunction' and that the function returns true or > false. However, some of the things I don't know or are unclear about are: > > 1. What parameters does the function assigned to evaluationfunction receive? > If they are objects, what properties do they have? > > 2. On several of the websites I was looking at for help, they said the > function assigned to evaluationfunction had 2 parameters, but were unclear > on what they were. > > 3. One of the validators (or actually types of validators) I am working on > writing is validators that use client callbacks (also known as AJAX). I know > how to implement the ICallbackEventHandler, but since the callback must be > initiated by JavaScript, I am assuming the callback statement would be in > the function used for evaluationfunction. However, this would require > calling a function to apply the validation after returning from the > callback. From what I could get from the sites I could find, this would > involve calling the ValidatorUpdateDisplay function that exists in the > WebUIValidation.js file after returning. However, I was having a little > trouble figuring out what to pass it and where to get that value. > > If anybody could help me here, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > -- > Nathan Sokalski > njsokalski@hotmail.com > http://www.nathansokalski.com/ > >
First of all, I am not looking for information about the CustomValidator
control, I am inheriting the BaseValidator class, which does not have a ClientValidationFunction property. I also need to know about the ValidatorUpdateDisplay JavaScript function. -- Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com http://www.nathansokalski.com/ [quoted text, click to view] "Manish" <Manish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A679A60E-A015-481D-AD6A-E199560A92CC@microsoft.com... > Hi Nathan, > > Please refer to this link below for client side validation using the > CustomValidator control. > > http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/aspnet/doc/validation/default.aspx > > The CustomValidator server control calls a user-defined function to > perform > validations that the standard validators can't handle. The custom function > can execute on the server or in client-side script, such as JScript or > VBScript. For client-side custom validation, the name of the custom > function > must be identified in the ClientValidationFunction property. The custom > function must have the form function myvalidator(source, arguments). Note > that source is the client-side CustomValidator object, and arguments is an > object with two properties, Value and IsValid. The Value property is the > value to be validated and the IsValid property is a Boolean used to set > the > return result of the validation. > > Regards, > Manish > > www.ComponentOne.com > > > "Nathan Sokalski" wrote: > >> I am trying to learn a little more about how to add client-side >> validation >> to custom validators that I write (by inheriting from the BaseValidator >> class). I know that the name of the JavaScript function is assigned to an >> attribute named 'evaluationfunction' and that the function returns true >> or >> false. However, some of the things I don't know or are unclear about are: >> >> 1. What parameters does the function assigned to evaluationfunction >> receive? >> If they are objects, what properties do they have? >> >> 2. On several of the websites I was looking at for help, they said the >> function assigned to evaluationfunction had 2 parameters, but were >> unclear >> on what they were. >> >> 3. One of the validators (or actually types of validators) I am working >> on >> writing is validators that use client callbacks (also known as AJAX). I >> know >> how to implement the ICallbackEventHandler, but since the callback must >> be >> initiated by JavaScript, I am assuming the callback statement would be in >> the function used for evaluationfunction. However, this would require >> calling a function to apply the validation after returning from the >> callback. From what I could get from the sites I could find, this would >> involve calling the ValidatorUpdateDisplay function that exists in the >> WebUIValidation.js file after returning. However, I was having a little >> trouble figuring out what to pass it and where to get that value. >> >> If anybody could help me here, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. >> -- >> Nathan Sokalski >> njsokalski@hotmail.com >> http://www.nathansokalski.com/ >> >> >>
That definitely helps clear up the difference between client validation for
CustomValidators and other validators, as well as what properties their parameters have, it was a big help. However, in order to create the validators I am attempting to make that use client callbacks, I believe I need a little more information about ValidatorUpdateDisplay, or any other steps I need to take or methods I need to call to update the validation status without returning a value from the evaluationfunction. Thanks. -- Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com http://www.nathansokalski.com/ [quoted text, click to view] "bruce barker" <brucebarker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2AE048D9-A59E-4050-8691-702FFB65FC27@microsoft.com... > the basevalidator has no builtin support for calling clientfunctions, you > will need to write the hookup code yourself. client validation is pretty > simple. validators are rendered as a span. then javascript code is > rendered > to create a javascript variable that references the span. then expando > properties are added to this variable. your valiadation code would add > additional properties via RegisterExpandoAttribute. > > there are 7 expando properties the base validator renders: > > enabled - bool used to enable/disable validation > controltovalidate - the ClientId of the control to validate > focusOnError - bool used to indicate set focus action > errormessage - message to display if not valid > display - display type > isvalid - results of validation (set by the caller) > validationGroup - the validation group > > if you want a client function called, your code needs to add the expando > attribute: > > evaluationfunction - name of the client function to cal > > the evaluationfunction is called with one arg, the validator instance. > your > client code can then look at any expando attributes to decided what action > to > take. this fuction should return true/false for valid/not valid > > the CustomValidator will render the evaluationfunction based on the > ClientValidationFunction server property. it will call the client function > with two args > > clientFunction (val, args) > > where val is the validaor instance, and args is an object with two > properties > > args.Value - the value of the control to validate > args.IsValid - always initialized to true > > after the custom validator calls your client fucntion it returns > args.IsValid to its caller (the standard validation code), and does not > use > your functions return value. > > one advantage of the custom validator (besides hooking the client > function) > is it has generic code to determine the value of the control to validate. > if > you use the base, you will need to write this code. > > pretty simple actually. > > -- bruce (sqlwork.com) > > > "Nathan Sokalski" wrote: > >> I am trying to learn a little more about how to add client-side >> validation >> to custom validators that I write (by inheriting from the BaseValidator >> class). I know that the name of the JavaScript function is assigned to an >> attribute named 'evaluationfunction' and that the function returns true >> or >> false. However, some of the things I don't know or are unclear about are: >> >> 1. What parameters does the function assigned to evaluationfunction >> receive? >> If they are objects, what properties do they have? >> >> 2. On several of the websites I was looking at for help, they said the >> function assigned to evaluationfunction had 2 parameters, but were >> unclear >> on what they were. >> >> 3. One of the validators (or actually types of validators) I am working >> on >> writing is validators that use client callbacks (also known as AJAX). I >> know >> how to implement the ICallbackEventHandler, but since the callback must >> be >> initiated by JavaScript, I am assuming the callback statement would be in >> the function used for evaluationfunction. However, this would require >> calling a function to apply the validation after returning from the >> callback. From what I could get from the sites I could find, this would >> involve calling the ValidatorUpdateDisplay function that exists in the >> WebUIValidation.js file after returning. However, I was having a little >> trouble figuring out what to pass it and where to get that value. >> >> If anybody could help me here, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. >> -- >> Nathan Sokalski >> njsokalski@hotmail.com >> http://www.nathansokalski.com/ >> >> >>
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