Windows Forms Input Validation with Validating Event and ErrorProvier Control

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May 15th, 2008

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Shalvin

Checking whether value is entered into a control and preventing focus to go out if no value is entered.

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private void txtName_Validating(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
{
    if (txtName.Text == "")
    {
        errorProvider1.SetError(txtName, "Name cannot be blank");
        e.Cancel = true;
    }
    else
        errorProvider1.SetError(txtName, "");
}

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bruceraymond | Newbie Poster | Jun 15th, 2008

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C# has internal parsing routines that also work nicely.

Cheers,
Bruce

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double x;
bool valid = double.TryParse( initialValue.Text, out x );

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