ErrorProvider.GetError(Control) Method

Definition

Returns the current error description string for the specified control.

C#
public string GetError (System.Windows.Forms.Control control);

Parameters

control
Control

The item to get the error description string for.

Returns

The error description string for the specified control.

Exceptions

control is null.

Examples

The following code example uses the GetError method to check for an error before opening a file dialog box. To run this example, paste the following code into a form containing a TextBox named TextBox1, an OpenFileDialog named OpenFileDialog1, a button named Button1, and an ErrorProvider named ErrorProvider1. Ensure all events are associated with their event handlers.

C#
private void textBox1_Validating(object sender, 
    System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
    // If nothing is entered,
    // an ArgumentException is caught; if an invalid directory is entered, 
    // a DirectoryNotFoundException is caught. An appropriate error message 
    // is displayed in either case.
    try
    {
        System.IO.DirectoryInfo directory = 
            new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(textBox1.Text);
        directory.GetFiles();
        errorProvider1.SetError(textBox1, "");
    }
    catch(System.ArgumentException ex1)
    {
        errorProvider1.SetError(textBox1, "Please enter a directory");
    }
    catch(System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException ex2)
    {
        errorProvider1.SetError(textBox1, "The directory does not exist." +
            "Try again with a different directory.");
    }
}

// This method handles the LostFocus event for textBox1 by setting the 
// dialog's InitialDirectory property to the text in textBox1.
private void textBox1_LostFocus(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = textBox1.Text;
}

// This method demonstrates using the ErrorProvider.GetError method 
// to check for an error before opening the dialog box.
private void button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //If there is no error, then open the dialog box.
    if (errorProvider1.GetError(textBox1)=="")
    {
        DialogResult dialogResult = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
    }
}

Applies to

Продукт Версії
.NET Framework 1.1, 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, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also