RequiredFieldVa lidator with a UserControl

[Andrew Robinson]

Is it possible to have a RequiredFieldVa lidator that targets a UserControl?

<asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="RequiredFie ldValidator6" runat="server"
ControlToValida te="PhoneUserCo ntrolHome" Display="dynami c"
Text="&nbsp;(Re quired Field)" />

This code generates a run time exception of "Control 'PhoneUserContr olHome'
referenced by the ControlToValida te property of 'RequiredFieldV alidator6'
cannot be validated. "

Thanks,

[Andrew Robinson]

Love answering my own questions:

[ValidationPrope rty("Validation Text")]

public partial class PhoneUserContro l : System.Web.UI.U serControl

{

protected void Page_Load(objec t sender, EventArgs e) { }

const string template = "({0}) {1}-{2}";

public string FormattedText

{

get { return string.Format(t emplate, TextBoxAreaCode .Text,
TextBoxPrefix.T ext, TextBoxSuffix.T ext); }

}

public string ValidationText

{

get

{

if (TextBoxAreaCod e.Text.Length != 3 ||
TextBoxPrefix.T ext.Length != 3 || TextBoxSuffix.T ext.Length != 4)

{

return string.Empty;

}

return TextBoxAreaCode .Text + TextBoxPrefix.T ext +
TextBoxSuffix.T ext;

}

}

}


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Is it possible to have a RequiredFieldVa lidator that targets a
UserControl?

<asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="RequiredFie ldValidator6" runat="server"
ControlToValida te="PhoneUserCo ntrolHome" Display="dynami c"
Text="&nbsp;(Re quired Field)" />

This code generates a run time exception of "Control
'PhoneUserContr olHome' referenced by the ControlToValida te property of
'RequiredFieldV alidator6' cannot be validated. "

Thanks,