(.NET - ASP.NET) Changes to the Validation Controls in ASP.NET 2.0

While ASP.NET 1.x supported validating user input, ASP.NET 2.0 increases the flexibility of the validation through the addition of validation groups. This article looks at this new feature, and shows you how you can use it in a number of common scenarios.

ASP.NET 2.0 includes a new feature which enables you to group form controls into distinct validation groups. This article discusses how you can take advantage of validation groups in complex form validation scenarios.

Two common validation scenarios are discussed in this article. First, you learn how to take advantage of validation groups when adding a search box to a Web page. Next, we'll discuss methods for using validation groups with databinding controls such as the GridView control.