ASP.NET CompareValidator Control

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# ASP.NET CompareValidator Control

Validation Server Controls

## Definition and Usage

The CompareValidator control is used to compare the value of one input control to the value of another input control or to a fixed value.

Note: If the input control is empty, the validation will succeed. Use the RequiredFieldValidator control to make the field required.

## Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
BackColor | The background color of the CompareValidator control
ControlToCompare | The name of the control to compare with
ControlToValidate | The id of the control to validate

Display

The display behavior for the validation control. Legal values are:

- None (the control is not displayed. Used to show the error message only in the ValidationSummary control)
- Static (the control displays an error message if validation fails. Space is reserved on the page for the message even if the input passes validation.
- Dynamic (the control displays an error message if validation fails. Space is not reserved on the page for the message if the input passes validation

EnableClientScript | A Boolean value that specifies whether client-side validation is enabled or not
Enabled | A Boolean value that specifies whether the validation control is enabled or not
ErrorMessage | The text to display in the ValidationSummary control when validation fails. Note: This text will also be displayed in the validation control if the Text property is not set
ForeColor | The foreground color of the control
id | A unique id for the control
IsValid | A Boolean value that indicates whether the control specified by ControlToValidate is determined to be valid

Operator

The type of comparison to perform. The operators are:

- Equal
- GreaterThan
- GreaterThanEqual
- LessThan
- LessThanEqual
- NotEqual
- DataTypeCheck

runat | Specifies that the control is a server control. Must be set to "server"
Text | The message to display when validation fails

Type

Specifies the data type of the values to compare. The types are:

- Currency
- Date
- Double
- Integer
- String

ValueToCompare | A specified value to compare with

## Examples

CompareValidator
Declare two TextBox controls, one Button control, and one CompareValidator control in an .aspx file. If validation fails, the text "Validation Failed!" will be displayed in red on a yellow background in the CompareValidator control.

CompareValidator 2
Declare two TextBox controls, one ListBox control, one Button control, and one CompareValidator control in an .aspx file. The check_operator() function sets the operator of the CompareValidator control equal to the selected operator in the ListBox control, then it validates the CompareValidator control. If validation fails, the text "Validation Failed!" will be displayed in red on a yellow background in the CompareValidator control.

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