ValidationEventArgs.SetError(Object, ErrorType) Method

Displays an error within the editor.

Namespace: DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Editors.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Editors.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Uwp.Controls

Declaration

C#

public void SetError(
    object errorContent,
    ErrorType errorType
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SetError(
    errorContent As Object,
    errorType As ErrorType
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
errorContent	Object	An object that specifies the error content.
errorType	ErrorType	One of the ErrorType enumeration values.

Remarks

The SetError method automatically sets the ValidationEventArgs.IsValid property to false. If the errorContent parameter is set to an empty string or null, the ValidationEventArgs.IsValid property is set to true and the error isn’t displayed.

C#

private void textEdit_Validate(object sender, ValidationEventArgs e) {
    if(Convert.ToDouble(e.Value) < 0)
        e.SetError("Negative values are not allowed.", ErrorType.Critical);
}

VB.NET

Private Sub textEdit_Validate(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ValidationEventArgs)
    If Convert.ToDouble(e.Value) < 0 Then
        e.SetError("Negative values are not allowed.", ErrorType.Critical)
    End If
End Sub