Type of

Control to use Description

validation

Required RequiredFieldValidator Ensures that the user does not skip an entry. For
entry details, see How to: Validate Required Entries for
ASP.NET Server Controls.

Compariso CompareValidator Compares a user's entry against a constant

n to a value, against the value of another control (using
value a comparison operator such as less than, equal,
or greater than), or for a specific data type. For
details, see How to: Validate Against a Specific
Value for ASP.NET Server Controls and How to:
Validate Against a Data Type for ASP.NET Server
Controls.

Range RangeValidator Checks that a user's entry is between specified

checking lower and upper boundaries. You can check
ranges within pairs of numbers, alphabetic
characters, and dates. For details, see How to:
Validate Against a Range of Values for ASP.NET
Server Controls.

Pattern RegularExpressionValid Checks that the entry matches a pattern defined

matching ator by a regular expression. This type of validation
enables you to check for predictable sequences
of characters, such as those in e-mail addresses,
telephone numbers, postal codes, and so on. For
details, see How to: Validate Against Patterns for
ASP.NET Server Controls.

User- CustomValidator Checks the user's entry using validation logic

defined that you write yourself. This type of validation
enables you to check for values derived at run
time. For details, see How to: Validate with a
Custom Function for ASP.NET Server
Controls and How to: Validate Against Values in
a Database for ASP.NET Server Controls.

RequiredFieldValidator Control
The RequiredFieldValidator control ensures that the required field is not
empty. It is generally tied to a text box to force input into the text box.

The syntax of the control is as given:

<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvcandidate"
runat="server" ControlToValidate ="ddlcandidate"
ErrorMessage="Please choose a candidate"
InitialValue="Please choose a candidate">

</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

RangeValidator Control
The RangeValidator control verifies that the input value falls within a
predetermined range.

It has three specific properties:

Properties Description

Type It defines the type of the data. The available values are:
Currency, Date, Double, Integer, and String.

MinimumValue It specifies the minimum value of the range.

MaximumValue It specifies the maximum value of the range.

The syntax of the control is as given:

<asp:RangeValidator ID="rvclass" runat="server"

ControlToValidate="txtclass"
ErrorMessage="Enter your class (6 - 12)" MaximumValue="12"
MinimumValue="6" Type="Integer">

</asp:RangeValidator>

CompareValidator Control
The CompareValidator control compares a value in one control with a
fixed value or a value in another control.
It has the following specific properties:

Properties Description

Type It specifies the data type.

ControlToCompare It specifies the value of the input control to compare with.

ValueToCompare It specifies the constant value to compare with.

Operator It specifies the comparison operator, the available values

are: Equal, NotEqual, GreaterThan, GreaterThanEqual,
LessThan, LessThanEqual, and DataTypeCheck.

The basic syntax of the control is as follows:

<asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server"

ErrorMessage="CompareValidator">

</asp:CompareValidator>

RegularExpressionValidator
The RegularExpressionValidator allows validating the input text by
matching against a pattern of a regular expression. The regular
expression is set in the ValidationExpression property.

The following table summarizes the commonly used syntax constructs for
regular expressions:

Character Escapes Description

\b Matches a backspace.

\t Matches a tab.

\r Matches a carriage return.

\v Matches a vertical tab.

\f Matches a form feed.

\n Matches a new line.

\ Escape character.

Apart from single character match, a class of characters could be

specified that can be matched, called the metacharacters.

Metacharacters Description

. Matches any character except \n.

[abcd] Matches any character in the set.

[^abcd] Excludes any character in the set.

[2-7a-mA-M] Matches any character specified in the range.

\w Matches any alphanumeric character and underscore.

\W Matches any non-word character.

\s Matches whitespace characters like, space, tab, new line

etc.

\S Matches any non-whitespace character.

\d Matches any decimal character.

\D Matches any non-decimal character.

Quantifiers could be added to specify number of times a character could

appear.
 Quantifier Description

* Zero or more matches.

+ One or more matches.

? Zero or one matches.

{N} N matches.

{N,} N or more matches.

{N,M} Between N and M matches.

The syntax of the control is as given:

<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="string" runat="server"

ErrorMessage="string"
ValidationExpression="string" ValidationGroup="string">

</asp:RegularExpressionValidator>

CustomValidator
The CustomValidator control allows writing application specific custom
validation routines for both the client side and the server side validation.

The client side validation is accomplished through the

ClientValidationFunction property. The client side validation routine
should be written in a scripting language, such as JavaScript or VBScript,
which the browser can understand.

The server side validation routine must be called from the control's
ServerValidate event handler. The server side validation routine should
be written in any .Net language, like C# or VB.Net.

The basic syntax for the control is as given:

<asp:CustomValidator ID="CustomValidator1" runat="server"

 ClientValidationFunction=.cvf_func. ErrorMessage="CustomValidator">

</asp:CustomValidator>

ValidationSummary
The ValidationSummary control does not perform any validation but
shows a summary of all errors in the page. The summary displays the
values of the ErrorMessage property of all validation controls that failed
validation.

The following two mutually inclusive properties list out the error
message:

 ShowSummary : shows the error messages in specified format.

 ShowMessageBox : shows the error messages in a separate window.

The syntax for the control is as given:

<asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server"

DisplayMode = "BulletList" ShowSummary = "true" HeaderText="Errors:" />

Validation Groups
Complex pages have different groups of information provided in different
panels. In such situation, a need might arise for performing validation
separately for separate group. This kind of situation is handled using
validation groups.

To create a validation group, you should put the input controls and the
validation controls into the same logical group by setting
their ValidationGroup property.

Example
The following example describes a form to be filled up by all the students
of a school, divided into four houses, for electing the school president.
Here, we use the validation controls to validate the user input.

This is the form in design view:

The content file code is as given:

<form id="form1" runat="server">

<table style="width: 66%;">

<tr>
<td class="style1" colspan="3" align="center">
<asp:Label ID="lblmsg"
Text="President Election Form : Choose your president"
runat="server" />
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="style3">
Candidate:
</td>

<td class="style2">
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlcandidate" runat="server"
style="width:239px">
<asp:ListItem>Please Choose a Candidate</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>M H Kabir</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Steve Taylor</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>John Abraham</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Venus Williams</asp:ListItem>
 </asp:DropDownList>
</td>

<td>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvcandidate"
runat="server" ControlToValidate ="ddlcandidate"
ErrorMessage="Please choose a candidate"
InitialValue="Please choose a candidate">
</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="style3">
House:
</td>

<td class="style2">
<asp:RadioButtonList ID="rblhouse" runat="server"
RepeatLayout="Flow">
<asp:ListItem>Red</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Blue</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Yellow</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Green</asp:ListItem>
</asp:RadioButtonList>
</td>

<td>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvhouse" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="rblhouse" ErrorMessage="Enter your house
name" >
</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<br />
</td>
</tr>
 <tr>
<td class="style3">
Class:
</td>

<td class="style2">
<asp:TextBox ID="txtclass" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>

<td>
<asp:RangeValidator ID="rvclass"
runat="server" ControlToValidate="txtclass"
ErrorMessage="Enter your class (6 - 12)" MaximumValue="12"
MinimumValue="6" Type="Integer">
</asp:RangeValidator>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="style3">
Email:
</td>

<td class="style2">
<asp:TextBox ID="txtemail" runat="server" style="width:250px">
</asp:TextBox>
</td>

<td>
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="remail" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="txtemail" ErrorMessage="Enter your email"
ValidationExpression="\w+([-+.']\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+
([-.]\w+)*">
</asp:RegularExpressionValidator>
</td>
</tr>
 <tr>
<td class="style3" align="center" colspan="3">
<asp:Button ID="btnsubmit" runat="server"
onclick="btnsubmit_Click"
style="text-align: center" Text="Submit" style="width:140px"
/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server"
DisplayMode ="BulletList" ShowSummary ="true" HeaderText="Errors:" />
</form>

The code behind the submit button:

protected void btnsubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
lblmsg.Text = "Thank You";
}
else
{
lblmsg.Text = "Fill up all the fields";
}
}

Verification and validation are independent procedures that are used together for checking that
a product, service, or system meets requirements and specifications and that it fulfills its intended
purpose.[1] These are critical components of a quality management system such as ISO 9000.
The words "verification" and "validation" are sometimes preceded with "independent", indicating
that the verification and validation is to be performed by a disinterested third party. "Independent
verification and validation" can be abbreviated as "IV&V".
In practice, the usage of these terms varies. Sometimes they are even used interchangeably.
The PMBOK guide, a standard adopted by IEEE, defines them as follows in its 4th edition:[2]
 "Validation. The assurance that a product, service, or system meets the needs of the
customer and other identified stakeholders. It often involves acceptance and suitability with
external customers. Contrast with verification."
 "Verification. The evaluation of whether or not a product, service, or system complies with a
regulation, requirement, specification, or imposed condition. It is often an internal process.
Contrast with validation."