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RegexStringValidator Class

Definition

Provides validation of a string based on the rules provided by a regular expression.

C#
public class RegexStringValidator : System.Configuration.ConfigurationValidatorBase
Inheritance
RegexStringValidator

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the RegexStringValidator type.

C#
using System;
using System.Configuration;

namespace Microsoft.Samples.AspNet.Validators
{
  class UsingRegexStringValidator
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      // Display title.
      Console.WriteLine("ASP.NET Validators");
      Console.WriteLine();

      // Create RegexString and Validator.
      string testString = "someone@example.com";
      string regexString = 
       @"^[a-zA-Z\.\-_]+@([a-zA-Z\.\-_]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$";
      RegexStringValidator myRegexValidator = 
       new RegexStringValidator(regexString);

      // Determine if the object to validate can be validated.
      Console.WriteLine("CanValidate: {0}",
        myRegexValidator.CanValidate(testString.GetType()));

      try
      {
        // Attempt validation.
        myRegexValidator.Validate(testString);
        Console.WriteLine("Validated.");
      }
      catch (ArgumentException e)
      {
        // Validation failed.
        Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", e.Message.ToString());
      }

      // Display and wait
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
  }
}

Remarks

The RegexStringValidator object contains the rules necessary to validate a string object based on a regular expression. The rules are established when an instance of this class is created.

The CanValidate method determines whether the object type being validated matches the expected type. The object to validate is passed as an argument to the Validate method.

Constructors

RegexStringValidator(String)

Initializes a new instance of the RegexStringValidator class.

Methods

CanValidate(Type)

Determines whether the type of the object can be validated.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function.

(Inherited from Object)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
Validate(Object)

Validates a string based on the rules provided by a regular expression.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided)
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also