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ValidationEventArgs.ErrorText Property

Gets or sets the error description.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

Declaration

public string ErrorText { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
String

A String value representing the error description.

Remarks

The ErrorText property can be used to provide text explaining why validation failed. If the ValidationEventArgs.IsValid property is set to false, the text will be displayed within a specific error frame.

Example

This example demonstrates how to validate editors in a container on the server side. The ASPxEdit.ValidateEditorsInContainer method is used to determine the validity of editors within a callback panel.

View Example

<title>How to validate editors in container </title>

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
    function Validate(s, e) {
        if (ASPxClientEdit.ValidateGroup('testGroup'))
            ClientCallbackPanelDemo.PerformCallback('');
    }
</script>

</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <dx:ASPxButton ID="ASPxButtonSave" runat="server" Text="Validate" AutoPostBack="False">
            <ClientSideEvents Click="Validate" />
        </dx:ASPxButton>
        <br />
        <dx:ASPxCallbackPanel ID="ASPxCallbackPanelDemo" runat="server"  HideContentOnCallback="False"
            ClientInstanceName="ClientCallbackPanelDemo" OnCallback="ASPxCallbackPanelDemo_Callback">
            <PanelCollection>
                <dx:PanelContent ID="PanelContent1" runat="server">
                    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" runat="server" id="serverContainer">
                        <tr>
                            <td style="width: 60px;">
                                <dx:ASPxLabel runat="server" ID="NameLabel" AssociatedControlID="txtNum1" Text="Number 1:" />
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <dx:ASPxTextBox ID="txtNum1" runat="server" Width="170px" OnValidation="ASPxTextBoxTest_Validation">
                                    <ValidationSettings ValidationGroup="testGroup">
                                        <RequiredField IsRequired="True" ErrorText="Number 1 is required" />
                                    </ValidationSettings>
                                </dx:ASPxTextBox>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td style="width: 60px;">
                                <dx:ASPxLabel runat="server" ID="ASPxLabel1" AssociatedControlID="txtNum2" Text="Number 2:" />
                            </td>
                            <td>
                                <dx:ASPxTextBox ID="txtNum2" runat="server" Width="170px" OnValidation="ASPxTextBoxTest_Validation">
                                    <ValidationSettings ValidationGroup="testGroup">
                                        <RequiredField IsRequired="True" ErrorText="Number 2 is required"/>
                                    </ValidationSettings>
                                </dx:ASPxTextBox>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </dx:PanelContent>
            </PanelCollection>
        </dx:ASPxCallbackPanel>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using DevExpress.Web.ASPxEditors;
using DevExpress.Web.ASPxCallbackPanel;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page {

    protected void Page_Init (object sender, EventArgs e) {

    }

    protected void ASPxCallbackPanelDemo_Callback (object sender, DevExpress.Web.ASPxClasses.CallbackEventArgsBase e) {
        ASPxCallbackPanel callbackPanel = (ASPxCallbackPanel)sender;
        bool isValid = ASPxEdit.ValidateEditorsInContainer(callbackPanel);
    }
    protected void ASPxTextBoxTest_Validation (object sender, ValidationEventArgs e) {
        ASPxTextBox txt = sender as ASPxTextBox;
        int val;
        bool result = Int32.TryParse(txt.Text, out val);
        e.IsValid = result;
        e.ErrorText = "An input value should be a number";
    }
}

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