Login Control/Validation Summary within Content Placeholder

[ilockett]

The background:
I have a web app with a simple master page that contains just one
content placeholder.

I have created a web form that then uses this master page. Within the
content placeholder, I have placed a Login control (Login1) and a
ValidationSumma ry control.

I have set the ValidationSumma ry's ValidationGroup property equal to
"Login1".

The problem:
The validation summary is not firing when a login textbox is left
blank.

What I have found:
I put the Login control and ValidationSumma ry control in a separate
page that uses no masterpage/content placeholders - and it works fine.
So it seems the issue begins with the master page/content involvement.

I looked at the HTML source on both pages and this throws up what I
think is causing the problem - but I'm not sure how to resolve it!

In the non-master page file, you get the following markup:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var Login1_UserName Required = document.all ?
document.all["Login1_UserNam eRequired"] :
document.getEle mentById("Login 1_UserNameRequi red");
Login1_UserName Required.contro ltovalidate = "Login1_UserNam e";
Login1_UserName Required.errorm essage = "User Name is required.";
Login1_UserName Required.valida tionGroup = "Login1";
Login1_UserName Required.evalua tionfunction =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
Login1_UserName Required.initia lvalue = "";
var Login1_Password Required = document.all ?
document.all["Login1_Passwor dRequired"] :
document.getEle mentById("Login 1_PasswordRequi red");
Login1_Password Required.contro ltovalidate = "Login1_Passwor d";
Login1_Password Required.errorm essage = "Password is required.";
Login1_Password Required.valida tionGroup = "Login1";
Login1_Password Required.evalua tionfunction =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
Login1_Password Required.initia lvalue = "";
var ValidationSumma ry1 = document.all ?
document.all["ValidationSumm ary1"] :
document.getEle mentById("Valid ationSummary1") ;
ValidationSumma ry1.validationG roup = "Login1";
// -->
</script>

However, when I use the master page code, you get:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired = document.all ?
document.all["ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_UserNameReq uired"] :
document.getEle mentById("ctl00 _ContentPlaceHo lder1_Login1_Us erNameRequired" );
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.controltov alidate =
"ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_UserName";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.errormessa ge = "User
Name is required.";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.validation Group =
"ctl00$ContentP laceHolder1$Log in1";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.evaluation function =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.initialval ue = "";
var ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired = document.all ?
document.all["ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_PasswordReq uired"] :
document.getEle mentById("ctl00 _ContentPlaceHo lder1_Login1_Pa sswordRequired" );
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.controltov alidate =
"ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_Password";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.errormessa ge =
"Password is required.";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.validation Group =
"ctl00$ContentP laceHolder1$Log in1";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.evaluation function =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.initialval ue = "";
var ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Vali dationSummary1 = document.all ?
document.all["ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Val idationSummary1 "] :
document.getEle mentById("ctl00 _ContentPlaceHo lder1_Validatio nSummary1");
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Vali dationSummary1. validationGroup =
"ContentPlaceHo lder1.Login1";
// -->
</script>

It seems that the ValidationGroup for the internal controls of the
Login control has been changed from "Login1" to
"ctl00$ContentP laceHolder1$Log in1" causing a mis-match between the
Login control and ValidationSumma ry.

Is there a way of rectifying this?

Many thanks in hope of a reply!!

Ian

[DWS]

ilockett,
Error you are adding validation to the login control that does its own
validation. You have your design backwards or are doing something wrong.

Good Luck finding your error.
DWS

"ilockett" wrote:

The background:
I have a web app with a simple master page that contains just one
content placeholder.

I have created a web form that then uses this master page. Within the
content placeholder, I have placed a Login control (Login1) and a
ValidationSumma ry control.

I have set the ValidationSumma ry's ValidationGroup property equal to
"Login1".

The problem:
The validation summary is not firing when a login textbox is left
blank.

What I have found:
I put the Login control and ValidationSumma ry control in a separate
page that uses no masterpage/content placeholders - and it works fine.
So it seems the issue begins with the master page/content involvement.

I looked at the HTML source on both pages and this throws up what I
think is causing the problem - but I'm not sure how to resolve it!

In the non-master page file, you get the following markup:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var Login1_UserName Required = document.all ?
document.all["Login1_UserNam eRequired"] :
document.getEle mentById("Login 1_UserNameRequi red");
Login1_UserName Required.contro ltovalidate = "Login1_UserNam e";
Login1_UserName Required.errorm essage = "User Name is required.";
Login1_UserName Required.valida tionGroup = "Login1";
Login1_UserName Required.evalua tionfunction =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
Login1_UserName Required.initia lvalue = "";
var Login1_Password Required = document.all ?
document.all["Login1_Passwor dRequired"] :
document.getEle mentById("Login 1_PasswordRequi red");
Login1_Password Required.contro ltovalidate = "Login1_Passwor d";
Login1_Password Required.errorm essage = "Password is required.";
Login1_Password Required.valida tionGroup = "Login1";
Login1_Password Required.evalua tionfunction =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
Login1_Password Required.initia lvalue = "";
var ValidationSumma ry1 = document.all ?
document.all["ValidationSumm ary1"] :
document.getEle mentById("Valid ationSummary1") ;
ValidationSumma ry1.validationG roup = "Login1";
// -->
</script>

However, when I use the master page code, you get:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired = document.all ?
document.all["ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_UserNameReq uired"] :
document.getEle mentById("ctl00 _ContentPlaceHo lder1_Login1_Us erNameRequired" );
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.controltov alidate =
"ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_UserName";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.errormessa ge = "User
Name is required.";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.validation Group =
"ctl00$ContentP laceHolder1$Log in1";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.evaluation function =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_UserNameRequ ired.initialval ue = "";
var ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired = document.all ?
document.all["ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_PasswordReq uired"] :
document.getEle mentById("ctl00 _ContentPlaceHo lder1_Login1_Pa sswordRequired" );
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.controltov alidate =
"ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Log in1_Password";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.errormessa ge =
"Password is required.";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.validation Group =
"ctl00$ContentP laceHolder1$Log in1";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.evaluation function =
"RequiredFieldV alidatorEvaluat eIsValid";
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Logi n1_PasswordRequ ired.initialval ue = "";
var ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Vali dationSummary1 = document.all ?
document.all["ctl00_ContentP laceHolder1_Val idationSummary1 "] :
document.getEle mentById("ctl00 _ContentPlaceHo lder1_Validatio nSummary1");
ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_Vali dationSummary1. validationGroup =
"ContentPlaceHo lder1.Login1";
// -->
</script>

It seems that the ValidationGroup for the internal controls of the
Login control has been changed from "Login1" to
"ctl00$ContentP laceHolder1$Log in1" causing a mis-match between the
Login control and ValidationSumma ry.

Is there a way of rectifying this?

Many thanks in hope of a reply!!

Ian

[ilockett]

DWS

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Whilst the Login control does have it's own validation - it only
displays the asterisk after the textbox and does not actually display a
message. This could be missed by some users.

I was hoping that the validation summary would show the error in a more
explicit way. I don't feel I am doing anything wrong - the
combination of Login and ValidationSumma ry works fine when not used
within a Content Placeholder.

I have so far worked around it by using the FindControl method:

Dim myLogin As Login
Dim mySummary As ValidationSumma ry
myLogin =
[LoginViewContro lName].FindControl("[LoginControlNam e]")
mySummary =
[LoginViewContro lName].FindControl("[ValidationSumma ryControlName")
If myLogin IsNot Nothing Then
' Replace the returned underscores with dollar signs.
mySummary.Valid ationGroup = Replace(myLogin .ClientID, "_",
"$")
End If

However, I'm really not happy in having to do it this way, and so any
other suggestions are more than welcome.

Many thanks
Ian

[Dan Donovan]

Ian,

I was having the same problem last night. It frustrated me for a good two
hours and I still have no fix. Glad to see that it's a problem with the
Master Pages, that was what I was going to try to test this time around... I
will probably end up using your workaround for now. If I come up with
something else I will let you know.

Dan

"ilockett" wrote:

DWS

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Whilst the Login control does have it's own validation - it only
displays the asterisk after the textbox and does not actually display a
message. This could be missed by some users.

I was hoping that the validation summary would show the error in a more
explicit way. I don't feel I am doing anything wrong - the
combination of Login and ValidationSumma ry works fine when not used
within a Content Placeholder.

I have so far worked around it by using the FindControl method:

Dim myLogin As Login
Dim mySummary As ValidationSumma ry
myLogin =
[LoginViewContro lName].FindControl("[LoginControlNam e]")
mySummary =
[LoginViewContro lName].FindControl("[ValidationSumma ryControlName")
If myLogin IsNot Nothing Then
' Replace the returned underscores with dollar signs.
mySummary.Valid ationGroup = Replace(myLogin .ClientID, "_",
"$")
End If

However, I'm really not happy in having to do it this way, and so any
other suggestions are more than welcome.

Many thanks
Ian