This tutorial will show you how to use the RegularExpressionValidator control using ASP.NET 2.0 and VB.NET.The .NET Framework offers a number of controls that simplifies the
process of validating user input on a web form.
Validating with RegExs using ASP.NET 2.0 and VB.NET
This tutorial will show you how to use the RegularExpressionValidator control using ASP.NET 2.0 and VB.NET
The .NET Framework offers a number of controls that simplifies the
process of validating user input on a web form. One such control is the
RegularExpressionValidator. This control allows you to specify an arbitrary regular expression to validate the input to any one control.
To perform RegEx validation using this control we do not need to be using any extra namespaces. All we need to do is add a RegularExpressionValidator to the web form. We'll put our code in the btnSubmit_Click() event.
When the btnSubmit_Click() event fires it sets the ValidationExpression
expression property of the validator to match any decimal number with
an optional negative or postive sign in front of it. After clicking the
Submit button, the user will be notified when they have not entered a
valid decimal number in the textbox.
Note that we must set the ControlToValidate property of the validator at design time to txtDec. Without setting this property you will receive a run-time exception.
Protected Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click
regexValidator.ValidationExpression = "[-+]?\d+\.\d+"
lblStatus.Text &= "Validating RegEx: " & regexValidator.ValidationExpression + Constants.vbCr
End Sub |
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We have two textboxes, a submit button, and a label on the front end
for user interaction. The front end .aspx page looks something like
this:
<table width="600" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#cccccc">
<tr>
<td width="100" align="right" bgcolor="#eeeeee" class="header1">
Regex Validating an Email:
</td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
Please
enter a valid decimal number :<asp:TextBox ID="txtDec"
runat="server" Height="14px"
Width="176px"></asp:TextBox><br />
<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" OnClick="btnSubmit_Click" Text="Submit" /><br />
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="regexValidator" runat="server" ControlToValidate="txtDec"
ErrorMessage="This not a valid decimal number"></asp:RegularExpressionValidator> <br />
<asp:label ID="lblStatus" runat="server"></asp:label>
</td>
</tr>
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The flow for the code behind page is as follows.
Partial Class _Default
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Protected Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click
regexValidator.ValidationExpression = "[-+]?\d+\.\d+"
lblStatus.Text &= "Validating RegEx: " & regexValidator.ValidationExpression + Constants.vbCr
End Sub
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
End Sub
End Class |
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