The Mad! Widgets ASP.NET Validation Package

“If you have ever had any doubt about validation packages in the past, you will no longer!”

Anyone who has ever tried to develop web forms using the built-in ASP.NET validation controls will know that the built-in validation controls can be used on nothing more than the simplest of forms.

Many attempts have been made by the general public to overcome the weaknesses of the built-in validation controls, but very few of these solutions can compare with the power of the Mad! Widgets ASP.NET Validation Package.

Just take a look at the incredible features that are offered by the Mad! Widgets ASP.NET Validation Package:

Feature	Mad! Widgets ASP.NET Validation Package	Built-in ASP.NET Validation
Support for multiple forms	Yes	No
Support for multiple validation groups	Yes	.NET 1.x No, .NET 2.0 Yes
Support for WebControls	Yes	Yes
Support for HtmlControls	Yes	Yes
Support for non-server controls	Yes	No
Support for all modern browsers	Yes	.NET 1.x No, .NET 2.0 Yes
Dynamic runtime message properties	Yes *	No
User-defined message properties	Yes *	No
Easily customized Validation Summary	Yes	No
Validation messages as tool-tips on fields	Yes	No
Logical control & field grouping validators	Yes	No
Over 2 dozen validators	Yes	No
Validation while you type and click	Yes	No
Default validation properties controllable through web.config	Yes	No
Auto trim on text fields	Yes	No
Visual validation within form fields	Yes	No
Visual style change upon validation failure or success	Yes	No
Pre and post validation events	Yes	No
Validation summary error messages with 'show me' hyperlinks	Yes	No
Underying fast architecture	Yes	No
Auto browser detection	Yes	Yes
Manual disabling of client-side validation	Yes	Yes
Validator classes easily extensible for both client-side and server side validation	Yes	No
Support for adding arbitrary error messages to the Validation Summary	Yes	No

The Mad! Widgets ASP.NET Validation Package is a complete validation solution for ASP.NET. If you have ever had any doubt about validation packages in the past, you will no longer.

Every validator in the Mad! Widgets ASP.NET Validation Package supports all form field controls! Just take a look at the list of controls supported:

WebControl	HtmlControl	Non-server Control
CheckBox	HtmlInputCheckBox	<input type="checkbox" ... />
CheckBoxList *
DropDownList	HtmlSelect (single)	<select ... > ... </select>
ListBox	HtmlSelect (multiple)	<select multiple="multiple" ... > ... </select>
RadioButton	HtmlInputRadioButton	<input type="radio" ... />
RadioButtonList
TextBox	HtmlInputText	<input type="text" ... />
TextBox (password)	HtmlInputText (password)	<input type="password" ... />
TextBox (multiline)	HtmlTextArea	<textarea ... > ... </textarea>
	HtmlInputFile	<input type="file" ... />

And each of these controls and fields can be validated by any combination of the following validators:

Validator	Description
ValidatorEntryAnd	Validates two or more controls or fields each of which must be valid to pass validation
ValidatorEntryClientSide	The base class for all client-side validators
ValidatorEntryComparer	The base class for all comparer validators
ValidatorEntryCount *	Validates against a specific number of items in a list with options on whether the validator should be considered valid if there are exactly N items, less than N, less than or equal to N, greater than N, greater than or equal to N or not equal to N items.
ValidatorEntryDate	Validates that a control or field contains a date in an optional culture specific format.
ValidatorEntryDateComparer	Validates the value of two controls or fields or one control or field against a literal date, that the dates compare using defined comparison method and a difference value.
ValidatorEntryDateRange	Validates that a control or field contains a date that is within a certain date range.
ValidatorEntryDomain	Validates that a control or field contains a domain name or an IP address.
ValidatorEntryEmail	Validates that a control or field contains a valid email address.
ValidatorEntryFloat	Validates that a control or field contains a numerical value.
ValidatorEntryFloatRange	Validates that a control or field contains a floating point number that is within a certain range.
ValidatorEntryInt	Validates that a control or field contains an integral value.
ValidatorEntryIntRange	Validates that a control or field contains an integer number that is within a certain range.
ValidatorEntryMultipleEntry	Base class for all group related validators such as the ValidatorEntryAnd and the ValidatorEntryOr validators.
ValidatorEntryNRequired *	Validates that a list of controls or fields cannot be left blank. This validator uses a comparison method similar to the ValidatorEntryCount.
ValidatorEntryNumericComparer	Validates the value of two controls or fields or one control or field against a literal number, that the numbers compare using defined comparison method and a difference value.
ValidatorEntryNValid *	Validates that a list of controls or fields must be valid. This validator uses a comparison method similar to the ValidatorEntryCount.
ValidatorEntryOr	Similar to the ValidatorEntryAnd validator, this validator validates that at least one control or field is valid
ValidatorEntryPreset	Used when adding a fixed error message to the Validation Summary. This is primarily used internally.
ValidatorEntryRegex	Validates a control or field against a regular expression.
ValidatorEntryRequired	Validates that a control or field is not blank.
ValidatorEntryServerOnly	Base class for all server-side only validators.
ValidatorEntrySingleObject	Base class for all single field validators.
ValidatorEntryTextComparer	Validates the value of two controls or fields or one control or field against a literal string.
ValidatorEntryTextLength	Validates that a control or field contains text that whose length is within or a certain range or at least a certain length.
ValidatorEntryUrl	Validates that a control or field is a valid URL.
ValidatorEntryWordCount *	Validates that a control or field contains a specific number of words as defined by the same comparison rules as ValidatorEntryCount.

* As of version 1.3 of the package.

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