BaseCompareValidator.Type Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the data type that the values being compared are converted to before the comparison is made.

public:
 property System::Web::UI::WebControls::ValidationDataType Type { System::Web::UI::WebControls::ValidationDataType get(); void set(System::Web::UI::WebControls::ValidationDataType value); };
public System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationDataType Type { get; set; }
[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationDataType Type { get; set; }
member this.Type : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationDataType with get, set
[<System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)>]
member this.Type : System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidationDataType with get, set
Public Property Type As ValidationDataType

Property Value

ValidationDataType

One of the ValidationDataType enumeration values. The default value is String.

Attributes
ThemeableAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The specified data type is not one of the ValidationDataType values.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Type property to specify the data type that the values being compared are converted to before the comparison is made.

<%@ 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 Type property to specify the data type used for comparison. The Type property is used differently by the various comparison validation controls.

Important

When the Type property is set to Date and the current calendar type is non-Gregorian, the validator performs server-side validation only. The validator client script supports only Gregorian calendars.

For example, in the RangeValidator control, all values being compared (the upper bound, lower bound, and value of the input control) are converted to the specified data type before any comparison is performed. However, if you use a CompareValidator control and set its Operator property to ValidationCompareOperator.DataTypeCheck, only the value of the input control is converted to the specified data type.

Note

If the value of the input control associated with the validation control cannot be converted to the specified data type, validation fails. The IsValid property of the validation control is set to false.

The following table lists the values that you can use for the Type property.

Data type Description
String Specifies a string data type.
Integer Specifies a 32-bit signed integer data type.
Double Specifies a double-precision floating-point number data type.
Date Specifies a date data type.
Currency Specifies a monetary data type.

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

Applies to

See also