asp.net validation to make sure textbox has integer values
This works fine to me:
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="RegularExpressionValidator1" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="YourTextBoxID"
ErrorMessage="Only numeric allowed." ForeColor="Red"
ValidationExpression="^[0-9]*$" ValidationGroup="NumericValidate">*
</asp:RegularExpressionValidator>
I think you should add ValidationGroup="NumericValidate"
to your submit button also.
If all that you are concerned about is that the field contains an integer (i.e., not concerned with a range), then add a CompareValidator
with it's Operator
property set to DataTypeCheck
:
<asp:CompareValidator runat="server" Operator="DataTypeCheck" Type="Integer"
ControlToValidate="ValueTextBox" ErrorMessage="Value must be a whole number" />
If there is a specific range of values that are valid (there probably are), then you can use a RangeValidator
, like so:
<asp:RangeValidator runat="server" Type="Integer"
MinimumValue="0" MaximumValue="400" ControlToValidate="ValueTextBox"
ErrorMessage="Value must be a whole number between 0 and 400" />
These will only validate if there is text in the TextBox, so you will need to keep the RequiredFieldValidator
there, too.
As @Mahin said, make sure you check the Page.IsValid
property on the server side, otherwise the validator only works for users with JavaScript enabled.
You can use java script for this:-
<asp:TextBox ID="textbox1" runat="server" Width="150px" MaxLength="8" onkeypress="if(event.keyCode<48 || event.keyCode>57)event.returnValue=false;"></asp:TextBox>
Use Int32.TryParse.
int integer;
Int32.TryParse(Textbox.Text, out integer)
It will return a bool so you can see if they entered a valid integer.