C H A P T E R 5
Validating Data
There's an old saying in IT: garbage in, garbage out. You may have heard this saying or perhaps even a stronger variation of the same adage. In essence, it means that if you enter nonsense data into a computer system, the results of any processing will also be rubbish. Any robust computer system needs to ensure that quality data is entered into the system.
Fortunately, LightSwitch allows you to apply validation and business rules in several places throughout your application. First, you can easily apply validation declaratively by using the table designer. Any screens that you create in LightSwitch will then automatically validate the data type and length of the data that you have defined. If the data length ...
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