client side validation on click of wizard naviagtion buttons

[AnuSumesh]

Hi,

I am using asp:wizard control in my application to collect data from user.
I want to validate the input data on click of each next button.
I want to use clientside script to avoid the wastage of time (taken in posting data to and from server).

But i am unable to find the control in c# code file.
My code is:

<StepNavigationTemplate>
   <asp:Button ID="startnext" runat="server" 
              BackColor="White" BorderColor="#507CD1"
              CommandName="MoveNext" CssClass="ButtonOK" 
              Font-Names="Verdana" ForeColor="#284E98"
              Text="Next" />
</StepNavigationTemplate>
 

When i m trying to access "startnext" from my c# code, its not showing anything.

I can add OnClientClick event to the button but then how will i access activeindex for the wizard step in javascript code?

Please help me.
I am using this control first time
I want to use client side validation for each step.
Please suggest me some other alternative for the same.

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Anu

[Frinavale]

Have you tried using an ASP.NET Validator Control?

After finding an advanced walk-through article on the Wizard Web Server Control I followed a link to a walk-through that explains how to add validation to the page...it became clear to me that each step of the wizard control simply has input controls (like TextBoxes) that require validation....it's easy to link a validator to these controls.

[AnuSumesh]

Hi,
Thanks for reply, but ASP.Net validator control are server side validation, not for client side validation.

Anyways , my problem is solved to some extent by using user defined <asp:button> in wizard control.

Is there any way to access the activestepindex property of wizard in javascript so that acc. to the current step i can validate the fields on client side?

Thanks in advance.
Anu

[dnanetwork]

Ajax UpdatePanel...is the key..

[Frinavale]

@AnuSumesh
ASP.NET Validator controls are Server Controls that have JavaScript client components that validate the data before the content is submitted to the server. I'm glad that you've solved your problem but you should probably give them another look because they could be very useful to you in the future.

@AnuSumesh
The ActiveStepIndex is managed by the server code...I doubt that you can control it using JavaScript.

You should Always validate on the server. Client side validation is nice because it can prevent round trips that aren't necessary; however, client side validation is easy to get around. The whole point of doing data validation is to ensure that a malicious user doesn't damage your site.

-Frinny

[Malar N]

Try passing the activestepindex into a hidden field and access it in client side.
P.S: Probably it is too late :) You may have figured out something.