RegularExpressionValidator.AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter) Method
Definition
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Adds to the specified HtmlTextWriter object the HTML attributes and styles that need to be rendered for the control.
protected:
override void AddAttributesToRender(System::Web::UI::HtmlTextWriter ^ writer);protected override void AddAttributesToRender (System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer);override this.AddAttributesToRender : System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter -> unitProtected Overrides Sub AddAttributesToRender (writer As HtmlTextWriter)Parameters
- writer
- HtmlTextWriter
An HtmlTextWriter that represents the output stream to render HTML content on the client.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to override the AddAttributesToRender method in a custom server control so that the RegularExpressionValidator error message always displays as bold.
using System.Web;
using System.Security.Permissions;
namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender : System.Web.UI.WebControls.RegularExpressionValidator
{
protected override void AddAttributesToRender(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer)
{
// Show the CompareValidator's error message as bold.
writer.AddStyleAttribute(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriterStyle.FontWeight, "bold");
// Call the Base's AddAttributesToRender method.
base.AddAttributesToRender(writer);
}
}
}
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender
Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.RegularExpressionValidator
Protected Overrides Sub AddAttributesToRender(ByVal writer As System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter)
' Show the CompareValidator's error message as bold.
writer.AddStyleAttribute(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriterStyle.FontWeight, "bold")
' Call the Base's AddAttributesToRender method.
MyBase.AddAttributesToRender(writer)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
The following code example demonstrates how to use the use the CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender control, defined in the preceding example, on a Web Forms page.
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.
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS" %>
<%@ 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>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</title>
<script runat="server">
void Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
Label1.Text = "Page is valid.";
}
else
{
Label1.Text = "Page is invalid!";
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<h3>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - C# Example</h3>
<table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan="3">
<asp:Label ID="Label1"
Text="Enter a 5 digit zip code"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<b>Personal Information</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">
Zip Code:
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
<aspSample:CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender
id="Regularexpressionvalidator1"
runat="server"
ControlToValidate="TextBox1"
ValidationExpression="\d{5}"
ErrorMessage="Zip code must be 5 numeric digits"
Display="Static"
EnableClientScript="False" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<asp:Button text="Button1"
OnClick="Button1_Click"
runat="server" ID="Button1"/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB" %>
<%@ 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>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - VB.NET Example</title>
<script runat="server">
Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If Page.IsValid Then
Label1.Text="Page is valid."
Else
Label1.Text="Page is not valid!"
End If
End Sub
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<h3>Custom RegularExpressionValidator - AddAttributesToRender - VB.NET Example</h3>
<table style="background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10">
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan="3">
<asp:Label ID="Label1"
Text="Enter a 5 digit zip code"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<b>Personal Information</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">
Zip Code:
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
<aspSample:CustomRegularExpressionValidatorAddAttributesToRender
id="Regularexpressionvalidator1"
runat="server"
ControlToValidate="TextBox1"
ValidationExpression="\d{5}"
ErrorMessage="Zip code must be 5 numeric digits"
Display="Static"
EnableClientScript="False" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<asp:Button text="Button1"
OnClick="Button1_Click"
runat="server" ID="Button1"/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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