Input validation on detailsview

[Kjell Arne]

Hi!

I have a detailsview control in a webpart with some templated fields on. I
set the ValidationGroup property to som value on these fields to distinguish
from other web parts on the page. However, I'm not able to set the same
ValidationGroup on the submit controls on the detailsview. Those
linkbuttons(update, insert) are auto generated now.

1. Is it possible to set ValidationGroup on the detailsview?
2. How would I go about implementing the linkbuttons myself? Could you
please provide an example. Want the same functionality as the build in
linkbuttons give me.
3. Any other way (best practice)?

Thanks in advance.

Kjelli

[Brock Allen]

You can provide a template for the buttons and as long as you assign well-known
CommandName properties to the Button's then they'll behavor the same. The
well-known values are: "Edit", "Update", "Cancel", "Delete" and "New", IIRC.

-Brock
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Hi!

I have a detailsview control in a webpart with some templated fields
on. I set the ValidationGroup property to som value on these fields to
distinguish from other web parts on the page. However, I'm not able to
set the same ValidationGroup on the submit controls on the
detailsview. Those linkbuttons(update, insert) are auto generated
now.

1. Is it possible to set ValidationGroup on the detailsview?
2. How would I go about implementing the linkbuttons myself? Could you
please provide an example. Want the same functionality as the build in
linkbuttons give me.
3. Any other way (best practice)?
Thanks in advance.

Kjelli

[Kjell Arne]

Can you please provide some more details?
The detailsview is already using templates for the fields (ItemTemplate and
EditItemTemplate based on IBindableTemplate).

If I set AutoGenerateInsertButton = false, and create my own button with
CommandName = "New", wouldn't the detailsview provide the Insert (without
ValidationGroup property set) and Cancel buttons for me? I don't see how I
can replace all linkbuttons with my own implementation. I fail to see the
template here.

Code sample?

Thanks for your reply by the way
!
"Brock Allen" wrote:

You can provide a template for the buttons and as long as you assign well-known
CommandName properties to the Button's then they'll behavor the same. The
well-known values are: "Edit", "Update", "Cancel", "Delete" and "New", IIRC.

-Brock
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Hi!

I have a detailsview control in a webpart with some templated fields
on. I set the ValidationGroup property to som value on these fields to
distinguish from other web parts on the page. However, I'm not able to
set the same ValidationGroup on the submit controls on the
detailsview. Those linkbuttons(update, insert) are auto generated
now.

1. Is it possible to set ValidationGroup on the detailsview?
2. How would I go about implementing the linkbuttons myself? Could you
please provide an example. Want the same functionality as the build in
linkbuttons give me.
3. Any other way (best practice)?
Thanks in advance.

Kjelli

[Brock Allen]

Something like this:

<asp:DetailsView runat="server" ..... >
<Fields>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Button runat="server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:Button runat="server" Text="Update" CommandName="Update"
ValidationGroup="YourValGroup" />
<asp:Button runat="server" Text="Cancel" CommandName="Cancel"
/>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Fields>
</asp:DetailsView>

-Brock
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Can you please provide some more details?
The detailsview is already using templates for the fields
(ItemTemplate and
EditItemTemplate based on IBindableTemplate).
If I set AutoGenerateInsertButton = false, and create my own button
with CommandName = "New", wouldn't the detailsview provide the Insert
(without ValidationGroup property set) and Cancel buttons for me? I
don't see how I can replace all linkbuttons with my own
implementation. I fail to see the template here.

Code sample?

Thanks for your reply by the way

!
"Brock Allen" wrote:

You can provide a template for the buttons and as long as you assign
well-known CommandName properties to the Button's then they'll
behavor the same. The well-known values are: "Edit", "Update",
"Cancel", "Delete" and "New", IIRC.

-Brock
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Hi!

I have a detailsview control in a webpart with some templated fields
on. I set the ValidationGroup property to som value on these fields
to distinguish from other web parts on the page. However, I'm not
able to set the same ValidationGroup on the submit controls on the
detailsview. Those linkbuttons(update, insert) are auto generated
now.

1. Is it possible to set ValidationGroup on the detailsview?
2. How would I go about implementing the linkbuttons myself? Could
you
please provide an example. Want the same functionality as the build
in
linkbuttons give me.
3. Any other way (best practice)?
Thanks in advance.
Kjelli

[Kjell Arne]

Thank you Allen! Worked like a charm!

"Brock Allen" wrote:

Something like this:

<asp:DetailsView runat="server" ..... >
<Fields>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Button runat="server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:Button runat="server" Text="Update" CommandName="Update"
ValidationGroup="YourValGroup" />
<asp:Button runat="server" Text="Cancel" CommandName="Cancel"
/>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Fields>
</asp:DetailsView>

-Brock
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

Can you please provide some more details?
The detailsview is already using templates for the fields
(ItemTemplate and
EditItemTemplate based on IBindableTemplate).
If I set AutoGenerateInsertButton = false, and create my own button
with CommandName = "New", wouldn't the detailsview provide the Insert
(without ValidationGroup property set) and Cancel buttons for me? I
don't see how I can replace all linkbuttons with my own
implementation. I fail to see the template here.

Code sample?

Thanks for your reply by the way

!
"Brock Allen" wrote:

You can provide a template for the buttons and as long as you assign
well-known CommandName properties to the Button's then they'll
behavor the same. The well-known values are: "Edit", "Update",
"Cancel", "Delete" and "New", IIRC.

-Brock
http://staff.develop.com/ballen
Hi!

I have a detailsview control in a webpart with some templated fields
on. I set the ValidationGroup property to som value on these fields
to distinguish from other web parts on the page. However, I'm not
able to set the same ValidationGroup on the submit controls on the
detailsview. Those linkbuttons(update, insert) are auto generated
now.

1. Is it possible to set ValidationGroup on the detailsview?
2. How would I go about implementing the linkbuttons myself? Could
you
please provide an example. Want the same functionality as the build
in
linkbuttons give me.
3. Any other way (best practice)?
Thanks in advance.
Kjelli