Button.CausesValidation Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a value indicating whether validation is performed when the Button control is clicked.
public:
property bool CausesValidation { bool get(); void set(bool value); };public:
virtual property bool CausesValidation { bool get(); void set(bool value); };[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(false)]
public bool CausesValidation { get; set; }[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public virtual bool CausesValidation { get; set; }[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(false)>]
member this.CausesValidation : bool with get, set[<System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)>]
member this.CausesValidation : bool with get, setPublic Property CausesValidation As BooleanPublic Overridable Property CausesValidation As BooleanProperty Value
true if validation is performed when the Button control is clicked; otherwise, false. The default value is true.
Implements
- Attributes
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the CausesValidation property to prevent page validation from occurring. Note that the Validate method activates each validation control independently.
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 runat="server">
<title> Button CausesValidation Example </title>
<script runat="server">
void SubmitButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Determine which button was clicked.
switch(((Button)sender).ID)
{
case "CityQueryButton":
// Validate only the controls used for the city query.
CityReqValidator.Validate();
// Take the appropriate action if the controls pass validation.
if (CityReqValidator.IsValid)
{
Message.Text = "You have chosen to run a query for the following city: " +
CityTextBox.Text;
}
break;
case "StateQueryButton":
// Validate only the controls used for the state query.
StateReqValidator.Validate();
// Take the appropriate action if the controls pass validation.
if (StateReqValidator.IsValid)
{
Message.Text = "You have chosen to run a query for the following state: " +
StateTextBox.Text;
}
break;
default:
// If the button clicked isn't recognized, erase the message on the page.
Message.Text = "";
break;
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> Button CausesValidation Example </h3>
<table border="1" cellpadding="10">
<tr>
<td>
<b>Enter city to query.</b> <br />
<asp:TextBox ID="CityTextBox"
runat="server"/>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="CityReqValidator"
ControlToValidate="CityTextBox"
ErrorMessage="<br />Please enter a city."
Display="Dynamic"
EnableClientScript="False"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<asp:Button ID="CityQueryButton"
Text="Submit"
CausesValidation="False"
OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<b>Enter state to query.</b> <br />
<asp:TextBox ID="StateTextBox"
runat="server"/>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="StateReqValidator"
ControlToValidate="StateTextBox"
ErrorMessage="<br />Please enter a state."
Display="Dynamic"
EnableClientScript="False"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<asp:Button ID="StateQueryButton"
Text="Submit"
CausesValidation="False"
OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br /><br />
<asp:Label ID="Message"
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 runat="server">
<title> Button CausesValidation Example </title>
<script runat="server">
Sub SubmitButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
' Determine which button was clicked.
Select Case (CType(sender, Button)).ID
Case "CityQueryButton"
' Validate only the controls used for the city query.
CityReqValidator.Validate()
' Take the appropriate action if the controls pass validation.
If CityReqValidator.IsValid Then
Message.Text = "You have chosen to run a query for the following city: " & _
CityTextBox.Text
End If
Case "StateQueryButton"
' Validate only the controls used for the state query.
StateReqValidator.Validate()
' Take the appropriate action if the controls pass validation.
If StateReqValidator.IsValid Then
Message.Text = "You have chosen to run a query for the following state: " & _
StateTextBox.Text
End If
Case Else
' If the button clicked isn't recognized, erase the message on the page.
Message.Text = ""
End Select
End Sub
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> Button CausesValidation Example </h3>
<table border="1" cellpadding="10">
<tr>
<td>
<b>Enter city to query.</b> <br />
<asp:TextBox ID="CityTextBox"
runat="server"/>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="CityReqValidator"
ControlToValidate="CityTextBox"
ErrorMessage="<br />Please enter a city."
Display="Dynamic"
EnableClientScript="False"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<asp:Button ID="CityQueryButton"
Text="Submit"
CausesValidation="False"
OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<b>Enter state to query.</b> <br />
<asp:TextBox ID="StateTextBox"
runat="server"/>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="StateReqValidator"
ControlToValidate="StateTextBox"
ErrorMessage="<br />Please enter a state."
Display="Dynamic"
EnableClientScript="False"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<asp:Button ID="StateQueryButton"
Text="Submit"
CausesValidation="False"
OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br /><br />
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="Server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
By default, page validation is performed when a Button control is clicked. Page validation determines whether the input controls associated with a validation control on the page all pass the validation rules specified by the validation control.
You can specify or determine whether validation is performed on both the client and the server when a Button control is clicked by using the CausesValidation property. To prevent validation from being performed, set the CausesValidation property to false.
Note
You should set the CausesValidation property to false when you are using the PostBackUrl property to post back to a different page. You should explicitly check validation when posting back to a different page. For an example, see the Remarks section of the PostBackUrl property.
This property is commonly set to false for a reset or clear button to prevent validation from being performed when the button is clicked.
When the value of the CausesValidation property is set to true, you can also use the ValidationGroup property to specify the name of the validation group for which the Button control causes validation.
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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