DATA VALIDATION

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 Data
Validation
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 Data
Validation
●Data validation means checking the accuracy and
quality of source data before using, importing or
otherwise processing data.

●Data validation is a form of data cleansing.

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 Data
Validation
Controls
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 Data Validation
Controls
●ASP.NET validation controls validate the user input
data to ensure that useless, unauthenticated, or
contradictory data don't get stored.
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 Data Validation
Controls
ASP.NET provides the following validation controls:

●RequiredFieldValidator
●RangeValidator
●CompareValidator
●RegularExpressionValidator
●CustomValidator
●ValidationSummary
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 BaseValidato
r Class
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 BaseValidator
Class
● The validation control classes are inherited from the
BaseValidator class hence they inherit its properties
and methods.

● therefore, it would help to take a look at the

properties and the methods of this base class, which
are common for all the validation controls:
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 BaseValidator
Class
Members Description
ControlToValidate Indicates the input control to validate.
Display Indicates how the error message is shown.
EnableClientScript Indicates whether client side validation will take.
Enabled Enables or disables the validator.
ErrorMessage Indicates error string.
Text Error text to be shown if validation fails.
IsValid Indicates whether the value of the control is valid.
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 BaseValidator
Class
SetFocusOnError It indicates whether in case of an invalid control, the focus
should switch to the related input control.
ValidationGroup The logical group of multiple validators, where this control
belongs.
Validate() This method revalidates the control and updates the IsValid
property.
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 RequiredFie
ldValidator
Control
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 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:

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 RequiredFieldValidator
Control
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 RangeValidat
or Control
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 RangeValidator
Control
● The RangeValidator control verifies that the input
value falls within a predetermined range.

● It has three specific properties:

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 RangeValidator
Control

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.
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 RangeValidator
Control
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 CompareValidat
or Control
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 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:

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 CompareValidator
Control
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.
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 CompareValidator
Control
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 RegularExpress
ionValidator
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 RegularExpressionValid
ator
● 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:
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 RegularExpressionValida
tor
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 RegularExpressionValida
tor
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 CustomValidato
r
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 CustomValidat
or
● 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
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browser can understand.

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 ValidationSumma
ry
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 ValidationSumma
ry
● The ValidationSummary control does not perform
any validation but shows a summary of all errors in
the page.

● A ValidationSummary control can display validation

errors in the page itself, or it can display validation
errors in a separate message box.
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● A ValidationSummary control is helpful when we want

 ValidationSumma
ry
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.
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 <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1"
runat="server" DisplayMode = "BulletList" ShowSummary =
"true" HeaderText="Errors:" />
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