Validation Controls

One area of Web Forms that has not been covered yet are Validation Controls. These web controls are used to perform validation against any other control in a Web Form. In total, there are six validation controls:

  • RequiredFieldValidator— Used to ensure that a specified control has been filled out.

  • CompareValidator— Used to compare the value of a control against another value.

  • RangeValidator— Used to ensure that data entered into the control falls between a range of values.

  • RegularExpressionValidator— Used to check the formatting of a control’s value against a regular expression string.

  • CustomValidator— Used to validate the value of a control against a custom validation routine or logic.

  • ValidationSummary— Used to display ...

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