CompareValidator Control

Definition and Usage

The CompareValidator control is used to compare the value of one input control to the value of another input control or to a fixed value.

Note: The validation will not fail if the input control is empty. Use the RequiredFieldValidator control to make the field required.

Properties

Property	Value	Description
Alignment	left center right	Optional. How to align the control
BackColor	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Optional. A background color for the control
ControlToCompare	id_of_control	Optional. The name of the control to compare with
ControlToValidate	id_of_target_control	Optional. The id of the control to validate
Display	None Static Dynamic	Optional. The display behavior for the validation control. Legal values are: None (the control is not displayed. Used to show the error message only in the ValidationSummary control) Static (the control displays an error message if validation fails. Space is reserved on the page for the message even if the input passes validation Dynamic (the control displays an error message if validation fails. Space is not reserved on the page for the message if the input passes validation Dynamic is default
ErrorMessage	errortext_for_summary	Optional. The text to display in the ValidationSummary control when validation fails
ForeColor	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Optional. A foreground color for the control
Font-Bold	false true	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the control should be bold
Font-Italic	false true	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the control should be italic
Font-Name	fontname	Optional. Specifies the font name of the text in the control
Font-Size	normal small large	Optional. Specifies the font size of the text in the control
id	unique_name	Optional. A unique id for the control
Operator	DataTypeCheck Equal GreaterThan GreaterThanEqual LessThan LessThanEqual NotEqual	Optional. The type of comparison to perform
runat	"server"	Required. Specifies that the control is a server control
StyleReference	name_of_style_element	Optional. Specifies a reference to a style to be applied to the control
Text	errortext	Optional. The message to display when validation fails
Type	Currency Date Double Integer String	Optional. Specifies the data type of the values to compare
ValueToCompare	value	Optional. A specified value to compare with
Wrapping	wrap nowrap	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the control should wrap

Example 1

The following example contains two forms in an .aspx file. The first form has a label with the text "Age?", an input box to input the age, and a submit button. The second page is activated by the submit button on the first page, and displays a response. If the input value validates as an error, an error message is displayed:

<%@ Page 
Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage"%>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="Mobile"
Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls"
Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<script runat="server">
Sub Page2(Sender as Object,E as EventArgs)
If Page.IsValid Then
  ActiveForm=f2
  text2.Text="You are " & age.text & " years old"
end if
End Sub
</script>

<Mobile:Form id="f1" runat="server">
  <Mobile:CompareValidator runat="server"
  ControlToValidate="age"
  Type="Integer"
  ValueToCompare="18"
  Operator="GreaterThanEqual">
  You must be at least 18
  </Mobile:CompareValidator>

  <Mobile:Label runat="server">Age?</Mobile:Label>
  <Mobile:TextBox id="age" runat="server" />
  <Mobile:Command OnClick="Page2" runat="server">
  Submit</Mobile:Command>
</Mobile:Form>

<Mobile:Form id="f2" runat="server">
  <Mobile:Label id="text2" runat="server" />
</Mobile:Form>

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