FileManagerActionEventArgsBase.ErrorText Property

Gets or sets a text for the explanatory message.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public string ErrorText { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ErrorText As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String value that contains the explanatory text.

Remarks

The FileManagerActionEventArgsBase object is passed to the events that fire before specific actions. You can cancel the action which is about to be performed, setting the FileManagerActionEventArgsBase.Cancel property to true. Specify the ErrorText property to show the message, explaining the reason for the event cancellation.

Example

The code below demonstrates how you can handle the FolderCreating event, to prevent creation of child folders for the root folder.

The image below shows the result.

C#

protected void ASPxFileManager1_FolderCreating(object source, DevExpress.Web.FileManagerFolderCreateEventArgs e) {
      if (e.ParentFolder.FullName == "Files")
            e.Cancel = true;
            e.ErrorText = "You cannot create child folders for the root folder";
}

ASPX

<dx:ASPxFileManager ID="ASPxFileManager1" runat="server" OnFolderCreating="ASPxFileManager1_FolderCreating">
            <Settings RootFolder="~/Content/FileManager/Files" ThumbnailFolder="~\Thumb" />
            <SettingsEditing AllowCreate="True" />
</dx:ASPxFileManager>

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

asp-net-web-forms-file-manager-list-custom-file-system-provider/CS/WebApplication2/Default.aspx.cs#L39

    e.Cancel = true;
    e.ErrorText = "Data modifications are not allowed in the example.";
}

VB.NET

asp-net-web-forms-file-manager-list-custom-file-system-provider/VB/WebApplication2/Default.aspx.vb#L41

    e.Cancel = True
    e.ErrorText = "Data modifications are not allowed in the example."
End Sub