Web Forms :: Are Validators Also Checked Server-side
Oct 25, 2010Are RequiredFieldValidators and RegularExpressionValidator also checked automatically server side?
View 3 RepliesAre RequiredFieldValidators and RegularExpressionValidator also checked automatically server side?
View 3 RepliesFor the ASP.NET validator controls, I want to use both client-side validation for the user experience and server-side validation to guard against hackers. ASP.NET documentation leads me to believe that if EnableClientScript="True" then there will be no server-side validation if client-side validation is possible for the user agent. To get server-side validation, the documentation says use EnableClientScript="False", which bypasses client-side validation altogether.
Am I misunderstanding how the validator controls work? I ask because it seems obvious that many developers would want both client and server side validation together, and I find it hard to believe both together is not possible with one of the standard validation controls.
If I am understanding the ASP.NET documentation correctly, then I can find only two options:
Use two validator controls exactly the same except for their ID and EnableClientScript properties. Obviously ugly for maintaining two controls almost the same.Write some code behind to check if postback then invoke the Validate method on the validator group. Why write code behind if there a way to be automatic from the control?
Is there a way to do so using a single validator control with no code behind?
Are the validators (required validator, range validator, regular expression validators..... ) provided in asp.net belongs to Server side or Client side.and If server side how can we convert them to client side.or
If client side how can we convert them to server side.
First of all, awesome job in the MVC 3 RC. The Razor view Intellisense, validation improvements, and many other things are most excellent.A question to those who have struggled with complex validations like me (it led me to pursuing Ajax-based validation using a 'roundtrip validation' concept...http://mvcajaxvalidation.codeplex.com/)... I couldn't wait to have a pure client-side jQuery method that was well integrated with data annotations so I could drop the work-around attempts.So, I was excited to see how easily and well Remote Validation works. In fact, the way I could pass other fields along with my validation request was unexpectedly awesome. However, I was very surprised when I turned off JS and noticed that the data annotations which allow the Remote Validation check do not work server-side like all other data annotations that I've tried. Are there any plans to include this? I don't mind doing a custom validator just for the server-side, however, it will be a somewhat redundant annotation unless I'm missing something?
View 3 RepliesIs there a straightforward way to use server-side validation with ASP.NET's validation controls in a form that's displayed in a modal dialog? I am using jQuery and SimpleModal (in C#, VS2010, .NET 4.0)I've got a modal form which works fine. I need to use a server-side validation because the logic depends on data specific to the record being accessedMy solution for the project I'm working on now is to use a jQuery ajax call to pass all the form data to the server and get back the validation results before allowing the post to proceed. But this is relatively time consuming to implement, and in some situations I'm dealing with now all the validation code exists already.
The first challenge is that of course the modal dialog will close on a full postback. So you could put an UpdatePanel inside the dialog... without even thinking about this too much, though, I assumed that it wouldn't work out that well. It doesn't. And the form which opens the modal dialog to begin with is already in an UpdatePanel, which further confuses matters.Anyway, I tried putting the contents of the modal form in an UpdatePanel for the heck of it. It does actually do a partial postback, the dialog remains open, but the contents of the dialog do not get updated with anything I change server side. If I close and re-open the dialog on the same page after testing the validation code, though, its contents are in fact updated to reflect these changes. Obviously the way the dialog is rendered is confusing ASP.NET. Or vice-versa. But this just seems sketchy from the get-go.
Rather than trying to hack my way through this problem I was hoping that others had some suggestions about a better way to approach this. Or just tell me I'm trying to hard too mix apples and oranges and I should keep it all client side (or client side + jQuery ajax) if that is the only sensible thing to do.
I have a checkbox which in some cases may be disabled and checked using javascript, i.e:
var cbTest = document.getElementById("CheckBoxTest");
cbTest.disabled = true;
cbTest.checked = true;
However, when sending a postback, CheckBoxTest.Checked is false on the server side.
Is it possible to disable the checkbox and still have the server side recognize it as checked?
If I have something like the following:
<asp:TextBox id="test" runat="sever"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator runat="server" ControlToValidate="test"
ErrorMessage="Required"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<asp:Label runat="server" id="lblStatus"></asp:Label>
if in the code behind, I set the label to "You must enter a value if the textbox is empty" to validate it on the server side and this is fine, but if javascript is enabled, I don't want to show the client side validation and the server side label together. Is this something where I would just have to disable the client-side validators if javascript was enabled?
Given an ASPX page with a textbox, a requiredfieldvalidator, and 2 buttons.If I want to only have the requiredfieldvalidator validate that data is in the textbox if button1 is clicked but not button2, is my only option to set EnableClientScript to false and do validation on the postback?Or have they implemented a way where you can still do the client side validation, but specify for it to only occur if button1 is clicked and not button2?
View 5 RepliesThe error message that gets added to the validation summary when the form is invalid I need to get access to in client-side JavaScript. How do you access the actual message? My page doesn't have a ValidationSummary present, and Page_Validators[0].errormessage is *. Where is the message?
View 1 RepliesI was curious if one can use RequiredFieldValidator and other validation controls for client-side validation on a production site?I looked in the docs but could not find any mention of validators.
View 3 RepliesI have an asp.net application with basic CRUD functionality. On a page where i am capturing customer details i have several asp.net validators to required fields. I have attached a JS confirm box on the asp.net save button for the form. The trouble is that when the user leaves required fields unfilled and clicks the save button, the JS confirm box comes up, when the ok button is clicked, the save method is called successfully and only after this happened do the asp.net validators fire and display that required information has been left out.
View 2 RepliesI have a text box in which I want only digits (either decimal or whole numbers). I have applied Required Field Validator and Regular Expression Validator on it.I have an Image Button, by clicking on which, I want this validation to be performed. But when I build the code, and clicks on Image Button, these validators do not work and I am redirected to the server side method of Image Button and after completing the execution of server side method, control comes to these validators and client side validation executes.I am fed up by finding solutions on Google and unable to find any solution.Please tell me of anyone of you know the solution that why server side code is running first and client side validation is executing after server side code execution.
View 11 RepliesI have a page where I am using 2 update panels. The first update panel contains a form that has some validation tied to it. The second on has a simple form, but no validation. When I go to use the form in the second panel, the postback is halted by the validators in the first panel. Everything works as it should when I remove the validators.
View 2 Repliesmy problem is that i have a dynamic controls(text boxes) that are generated depending on a dropdownlist
and upon generating the textboxes i have created a required field validator and associated it to the text box that is being generated,
when javascript is enabled in my browser, the client side validation works fine, but when i disable the javascript.. no server side validation occurs and the Page.IsValid gives true when the method Page.validate() is fired
i tried a new simple page with dynamic controls and seems to work fine, but i could not figure out whats wrong with this page.
private void generateFarmForm()
{
int numberOfFields = 9;
Label[] labels = new Label[numberOfFields];
TextBox[] farmt = new TextBox[numberOfFields];
[Code]....
also the button that submits the form back has the same validation group,,, yet no luck with this... the page is in a content tag of a master page if this has any relation to the problem
I have two checkboxes on my form.
- How can I uncheck a checkbox using client side code when the other checkbox is checked?
- Is there a way to check server side on form submission that at least one check box is checked?
If I have a standard HTML textbox
[Code]....
but got a readonly error.
I am trying to set a hidden type value to x on Server Side and then access it with Javascript. I have tried multiple ways to accomplish this.
At the basic level this is what I am trying to do.
Aspx page
<asp:HiddenField ID="HidRowNumber" runat="server" />
CS Page
In IsPostBack
HidRowNumber.Value = EFileRowNumber.Text;
Javscript
var status = document.getElementById("<%= HidRowNumber.ClientID %>").value;
When I am debugin it say it HidRowNumber's Value has changed to x but when I access the value with JS it always returns ''.
i can use escape() and unescape() functions by Client side easily, but the problem when i have use escape() method for peice of HTML , then i dont know how to unescape this piece of HTMl By Server Side not By Client Side. how i can unescape (escapped HTML) by server side?
View 2 RepliesI have a hidden variable and its value is being updated using javascript(client side) which I make a call from server side code. After making the call I am not able to retrieve the updated value from Server side variable. I went through this forum [URL] but not able find a way how to implement functionality with IFRAME. I am trying to call the client side code and retrieve the updated value from server side in page_load event.
View 5 RepliesYour example doesn't work, or I have missed something, I work on a website for information...
I have null in my variable ...
Protected Sub Submit(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
Dim values As String = Request.Form(ListBox1.ID)
TextBox1.Text = values
End Sub
I have created dynamic control with both server and client side events.. if i set client side event server side event is not firing.. I have created the link button which will validate and do some necessary actions.. Validation is working but click event of link button is not firing .. if we remove the client side event , server side event is firing.. how to avoid this.. I want both events..
View 2 RepliesHow could i call a javascript function in server side. I have to call the javascript function on the click of a linkbutton which inside a repeater control.
View 5 RepliesI have a requirement in which I have to call a JavaScript function in between my server side event and in that JavaScript function code I have to set hidden field value and in next line of that same event i have to use that hidden field value.
View 4 RepliesI was reading about the fact that you can turn an IFrame control into a server object if you give it the runat="server" attribute. So I did that, for the purpose of running a website WITHIN our network. What I mean is that I want the site that loads INSIDE the frame to be loaded from WITHIN our network's IP address, and not the remote location's (browser's) IP address.Does this not work this way or am I barking up the wrong tree with IFrames?
I have a situation with dozens of remote locations, many of which I cannot easily get static IPs for, using a web based service that has IP restrictions in their hosting environment. I am essentially trying to, via our web server, FUNNEL all the users in the field through our network via an IFrames webpage, so that they can access this service which requires static IPs. They are okay with this, at the service we are using, if I can get this idea working.
VPN is not an option. These users are ehhhhh... no comment. For that matter, I don't feel comfortable with these remote users being on my network as anything but a port 80 web user, because of the potential for viruses.
The code for the asp.net page is:
<div class="facebox_content">
<% if (CurrentUser.Role == "Free")
{
%>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:380px;">
<tr>
<td>
User Name :
</td>
<td>
Membership Cost :
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width:190px;">
<asp:TextBox ID="txtUserName" Enabled="false" runat="server" Text="<%= CurrentUser.Name %>"/>
</td>
<td style="width:190px;">
<asp:TextBox ID="txtCost" Enabled="false" runat="server" Text="2000"/>
</td>.........