CompareValidator.Operator Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Gets or sets the comparison operation to perform.

public:
 property System::Web::UI::WebControls::ValidationCompareOperator Operator { System::Web::UI::WebControls::ValidationCompareOperator get(); void set(System::Web::UI::WebControls::ValidationCompareOperator value); };

public System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationCompareOperator Operator { get; set; }

[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationCompareOperator Operator { get; set; }

member this.Operator : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationCompareOperator with get, set

[<System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)>]
member this.Operator : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationCompareOperator with get, set

Public Property Operator As ValidationCompareOperator

Property Value

ValidationCompareOperator

One of the ValidationCompareOperator values. The default value is Equal.

Attributes: ThemeableAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The specified comparison operator is not one of the ValidationCompareOperator values.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Operator property to specify the comparison operation.

Important

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>CompareValidator Example</title>
<script runat="server">
 
      void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
 
         if (Page.IsValid) 
         {
            lblOutput.Text = "Result: Valid!";
         }
         else 
         {
            lblOutput.Text = "Result: Not valid!";
         }

      }
 
      void Operator_Index_Changed(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {

         Compare1.Operator = (ValidationCompareOperator) ListOperator.SelectedIndex;
         Compare1.Validate();

      }

      void Type_Index_Changed(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {

         Compare1.Type = (ValidationDataType) ListType.SelectedIndex;
         Compare1.Validate();

      }
 
   </script>
 
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>CompareValidator Example</h3>
      <br />
      Enter a value in each textbox. Select a comparison operator<br />
      and data type. Click "Validate" to compare values.
 
      <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10">

         <tr valign="top">

            <td>

               <h5>String 1:</h5>
               <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" 
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               <h5>Comparison Operator:</h5>
 
               <asp:ListBox id="ListOperator" 
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Operator_Index_Changed" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="Equal">Equal</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="NotEqual">NotEqual</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="GreaterThan">GreaterThan</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="GreaterThanEqual">GreaterThanEqual</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="LessThan">LessThan</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="LessThanEqual">LessThanEqual</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="DataTypeCheck">DataTypeCheck</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:ListBox>

            </td>

            <td>

               <h5>String 2:</h5>
               <asp:TextBox id="TextBox2" 
                    runat="server"/>
               <br />
               <asp:Button id="Button1"
                    Text="Validate"  
                    OnClick="Button_Click" 
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>
         </tr>

         <tr>
            <td colspan="3" align="center">

               <h5>Data Type:</h5>

               <asp:ListBox id="ListType" 
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Type_Index_Changed" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="true" Value="String" >String</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Integer" >Integer</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Double" >Double</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Date" >Date</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Currency" >Currency</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:ListBox>
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
 
      <asp:CompareValidator id="Compare1" 
           ControlToValidate="TextBox1" 
           ControlToCompare="TextBox2"
           EnableClientScript="False" 
           Type="String" 
           runat="server"/>
 
      <br />
       
      <asp:Label id="lblOutput" 
           Font-Names="verdana" 
           Font-Size="10pt" 
           runat="server"/>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>CompareValidator Example</title>
<script runat="server">
 
      Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
 
         If Page.IsValid Then 
         
            lblOutput.Text = "Result: Valid!"
         
         Else 
         
            lblOutput.Text = "Result: Not valid!"
         
         End If

      End Sub
 
      Sub Operator_Index_Changed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 

         Compare1.Operator = CType(ListOperator.SelectedIndex, ValidationCompareOperator)
         Compare1.Validate()

      End Sub

      Sub Type_Index_Changed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 

         Compare1.Type = CType(ListType.SelectedIndex, ValidationDataType)
         Compare1.Validate()

      End Sub
 
   </script>
 
</head>
<body>
 
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>CompareValidator Example</h3>
      <br />
      Enter a value in each textbox. Select a comparison operator<br />
      and data type. Click "Validate" to compare values.
 
      <table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10">

         <tr valign="top">

            <td>

               <h5>String 1:</h5>
               <asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" 
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               <h5>Comparison Operator:</h5>
 
               <asp:ListBox id="ListOperator" 
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Operator_Index_Changed" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="Equal">Equal</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="NotEqual">NotEqual</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="GreaterThan">GreaterThan</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="GreaterThanEqual">GreaterThanEqual</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="LessThan">LessThan</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="LessThanEqual">LessThanEqual</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="DataTypeCheck">DataTypeCheck</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:ListBox>

            </td>

            <td>

               <h5>String 2:</h5>
               <asp:TextBox id="TextBox2" 
                    runat="server"/>
               <br />
               <asp:Button id="Button1"
                    Text="Validate"  
                    OnClick="Button_Click" 
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>
         </tr>

         <tr>
            <td colspan="3" align="center">

               <h5>Data Type:</h5>

               <asp:ListBox id="ListType" 
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Type_Index_Changed" 
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="true" Value="String" >String</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Integer" >Integer</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Double" >Double</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Date" >Date</asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Currency" >Currency</asp:ListItem>

               </asp:ListBox>
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
 
      <asp:CompareValidator id="Compare1" 
           ControlToValidate="TextBox1" 
           ControlToCompare="TextBox2"
           EnableClientScript="False" 
           Type="String" 
           runat="server"/>
 
      <br />
       
      <asp:Label id="lblOutput" 
           Font-Names="verdana" 
           Font-Size="10pt" 
           runat="server"/>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the Operator property to specify the comparison operation to perform. The following table lists the comparison operations that are possible.

Operation	Description
`Equal`	A comparison for equality between the values of the input control being validated and another control, or a constant value.
`NotEqual`	A comparison for inequality between the values of the input control being validated and another control, or a constant value.
`GreaterThan`	A comparison for greater than between the values of the input control being validated and another control, or a constant value.
`GreaterThanEqual`	A comparison for greater than or equal to between the values of the input control being validated and another control, or a constant value.
`LessThan`	A comparison for less than between the values of the input control being validated and another control, or a constant value.
`LessThanEqual`	A comparison for less than or equal to between the values of the input control being validated and another control, or a constant value.
`DataTypeCheck`	A data type comparison of the value entered in the input control being validated and the data type specified by the BaseCompareValidator.Type property. Validation fails if the value cannot be converted to the specified data type. Note: The ControlToCompare and ValueToCompare properties are ignored when this operator is used.

This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.

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