BaseValidator.EnableClientScript Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a value indicating whether client-side validation is enabled.
public:
property bool EnableClientScript { bool get(); void set(bool value); };
public bool EnableClientScript { get; set; }
[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public bool EnableClientScript { get; set; }
member this.EnableClientScript : bool with get, set
[<System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)>]
member this.EnableClientScript : bool with get, set
Public Property EnableClientScript As Boolean
Property Value
true
if client-side validation is enabled; otherwise, false
. The default value is true
.
- Attributes
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the EnableClientScript property to disable client-side validation so that the random numbers can be generated on the server.
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#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
void Button_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
MessageLabel.Text = "Page submitted successfully.";
}
else
{
MessageLabel.Text = "There is an error on the page.";
}
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Validator Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Validator Example</h3>
Enter a number from 1 to 10.
<asp:textbox id="NumberTextBox"
runat="server"/>
<asp:rangevalidator id="NumberCompareValidator"
controltovalidate="NumberTextBox"
enableclientscript="False"
type="Integer"
display="Dynamic"
errormessage="Please enter a value from 1 to 10."
maximumvalue="10"
minimumvalue="1"
text="*"
runat="server"/>
<asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="TextBoxRequiredValidator"
controltovalidate="NumberTextBox"
enableclientscript="False"
display="Dynamic"
errormessage="Please enter a value."
text="*"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:button id="SubmitButton"
text="Submit"
onclick="Button_Click"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:label id="MessageLabel"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:validationsummary
id="ErrorSummary"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="False" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles SubmitButton.Click
If Page.IsValid Then
MessageLabel.Text = "Page submitted successfully."
Else
MessageLabel.Text = "There is an error on the page."
End If
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Validator Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Validator Example</h3>
Enter a number from 1 to 10.
<asp:textbox id="NumberTextBox"
runat="server"/>
<asp:rangevalidator id="NumberCompareValidator"
controltovalidate="NumberTextBox"
enableclientscript="False"
type="Integer"
display="Dynamic"
errormessage="Please enter a value from 1 to 10."
maximumvalue="10"
minimumvalue="1"
text="*"
runat="server"/>
<asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="TextBoxRequiredValidator"
controltovalidate="NumberTextBox"
enableclientscript="False"
display="Dynamic"
errormessage="Please enter a value."
text="*"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:button id="SubmitButton"
text="Submit"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:label id="MessageLabel"
runat="server"/>
<br /><br />
<asp:validationsummary
id="ErrorSummary"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the EnableClientScript property to specify whether client-side validation is enabled.
Validation controls always perform validation on the server. They also have complete client-side implementation that allows DHTML-supported browsers (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and later) to perform validation on the client. Client-side validation enhances the validation process by checking user input before it is sent to the server. This allows errors to be detected on the client before the form is submitted, avoiding the round trip of information necessary for server-side validation.
By default, this value is set to true
, which enables client-side validation if the browser supports it. You can disable client-side validation on a control-by-control basis. This is useful if dynamic updating on the client creates problems with the layout of the page, or if you want to execute some server code before validation takes place.
This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.