The ASP.NET Validation Package Reference Manual

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The Validator control

Validator Control - This class is the primary user control for the ASP.NET Validation Package and controls the server-side validation as well as the delivery of the client-side validation code to the client.

Abstract validation entry classes

ValidatorEntry Class - This abstract class is the base class for all validation entries. A validation entry is a class that determines the rule under which an object will be validated.
ValidatorEntryClientServer Class - This abstract class is the base class for validation entries that can validate both on the client and on the server.
ValidatorEntryComparer Class - This abstract class is the base class for the validated comparison of two related objects, for example, the beginning and end dates of an event. Subclasses of this class may to support one or more of the comparison methods: equals, not equals, greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, less than or equal to.
ValidatorEntryMultipleEntry Class - This abstract class is the base class for validation entries that contain one or more child entries. This class makes no determination about how validation should be performed.
ValidatorEntryServerOnly Class - This abstract class is the base class for validation entries that can only validate on the server and do no validate on the client.
ValidatorEntrySingleObject Class - This abstract class is the base class for validation entries that validate a single object such as a text field, radio list or select list. Most validation entries extend from this class.

Complex validation classes

ValidatorEntryAnd Class - This class represents a logical 'and' of the result of two or more validation entries. For the result of any instance of this class to be valid, all child entries must be valid.
ValidatorEntryOr Class - This class represents a logical 'or' of the result of two or more validation entries. For the result of any instance of this class to be valid, only one of the child entries must be valid.

Numeric validation classes

ValidatorEntryFloat Class - This class enforces validation of a text object containing a number that represents either an integer or a floating point value.
ValidatorEntryFloatRange Class - This class enforces validation of an integer or a floating point value within a given range.
ValidatorEntryInt Class - This class enforces validation of a text object containing a number that represents an integer.
ValidatorEntryIntRange Class - This class enforces validation of an integer withing a given range.
ValidatorEntryNumericComparer Class - This class validates the comparison of two related objects containing values that represent numbers (integers or floating point numbers). A difference value may be supplied in the contructor of the class. The difference value is effectively added to the value of the first object prior to validating.

Date validation classes

ValidatorEntryDate Class - This class enforces validation of a field containing text representing a date under the Gregorian Calendar.
ValidatorEntryDateRange Class - This class enforces validation of a field containing text representing a date under the Gregorian Calendar as well as validating that the date supplied is within a certain range, e.g. no earlier than one year ago and no later than the current date.
ValidatorEntryDateComparer Class - This class validates the comparison of two related objects containing values that represent dates. A difference value in the form of a positive or negative number of seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years, may be supplied in the contructor of the class. The difference value is effectively added to the value of the first object prior to validating.

Text validation classes

ValidatorEntryDomain Class - This class enforces validation of a domain name excluding the http://.
ValidatorEntryEmail Class - This class enforces the validation of an email address.
ValidatorEntryRegex Class - This class validates the value of an object against a regular expression.
ValidatorEntryRequired Class - This class validates the existence of a value and works with all types of form fields including text fields, radio lists, checkboxes, single and multiple select lists.
ValidatorEntryTextLength Class - This class enforces validation of a the text length of a textual object. A minimum and a maximum length may be supplied in the constructor of this class.
ValidatorEntryTextComparer Class - This class validates the comparison of two related textual objects (e.g. any form field type not just text boxes).
ValidatorEntryUrl Class - This class enforces validation of textual object containing a value that represents a URL.

Miscellaneous

ValidatorEntryPreset Class - This class is used internally to store arbitrary error messages in the Validator Control that are generated on the server.
ValidatorEventHandler Delegate - This delegate is used to reference a method used when the Validator control generates an event.
ValidatorException Class - This class is thrown by the Validator Control or one of its sub classes when an error occurs with validation that is not picked up and thrown by another class.

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