I'm trying to implement some custom server-side validation logic for a custom form control running on Kentico v10.0.51 and .NET Framework 4.6. I want this logic to run on submit events, and I want to define the logic in the codebehind of the custom form control. How can I invalidate or stop processing of the form from inside a submit button click event handler? See attached for a reduced test case for example.
using System;
using CMS.FormEngine.Web.UI;
using CMS.Helpers;
// ReSharper disable ArrangeAccessorOwnerBody
namespace CMSApp.CMSFormControls.Custom
{
public partial class ServerSideValidator : FormEngineUserControl
{
public override object Value
{
get { return txtValue.Value; }
set { txtValue.Value = ValidationHelper.GetString(value, string.Empty); }
}
protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
Form.SubmitButton.Click += SubmitButtonOnClick;
base.OnInit(e);
}
private void SubmitButtonOnClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var valid = CustomValidationHelper.ServerSideValidationMethod(Value);
if (!valid)
{
//TODO: Invalidate the form before save or notify. (Form.?)
}
}
}
}
Use the overrideed method:
/// <summary>
/// Returns true if a color is selected. Otherwise, it returns false and displays an error message.
/// </summary>
public override bool IsValid()
{
if ((string)Value != "")
{
return true;
}
else
{
// Sets the form control validation error message
this.ValidationError = "Please choose a color.";
return false;
}
}
Inside the else
statement perform your validation on the field or expressions you want to validate and return a message based on what you're validating.