TextBox validation using JQuery

This article defines how to use TextBox validation using JQuery in ASP.NET.Taking three TextBox and one Button control on the form. The form looks like this.

jquery1.gif

Figure1

In this example we use three JQueries as follows:

jquery-1.3.2.js
jquery-latest.js
jquery.validate.js

Now attach these JQueries using below link to attach jquery file.

http://www.vbdotnetheaven.com/uploadfile/rohatash/7155/

Example

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="WebForm1.aspx.cs" Inherits="WebApplication66.WebForm1" %>

 

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

 

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head runat="server">

    <title>Validation Example using JQuery</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="Styles/ValidationStyle.css" type="text/css" />

    <script type="text/javascript" src="Scripts/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>

    <script type="text/javascript" src="Scripts/jquery-latest.js"></script>

    <script type="text/javascript" src="Scripts/jquery.validate.js"></script>

 

<%--this javascriptis used to show the message after valid statement.--%>

 

    <script type="text/javascript">

 

        jQuery.validator.setDefaults({

            debug: true,

            success: "valid"

        }); ;

    </script>

 

<%--write the following javascript for passing the parameter for jquery--%>

 

    <script type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function() {

            $("#form1").validate({

                rules: {

                    <%=txtUserName.UniqueID %>: {

                        minlength: 5,

                        required: true

                    },

                    <%=txtPassword.UniqueID %>: {

                        minlength: 5,

                        required: true

                    },

                   

                   <%=TextIdea.UniqueID %>: {

                    //minlength: 5,

                     required: true

                 }

                }, messages: {

                    <%=txtUserName.UniqueID %>:{

                        required: "Plaese enter your name",

                        minlength: "User name must be atleaet of 5 characters"

                        },

                    <%=txtPassword.UniqueID %>:{

                        required: "Plaese enter your password",

                        minlength: "Password must be atleaet of 5 characters"

                         },    

                     <%=TextIdea.UniqueID %>:{

                      required: "Plaese enter your Ideas",

                      minlength: "Password must be atleaet of 5 characters"

                       }   

                  }

            });

        });

    </script>

</head>

<body>

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

    <div>

        User name

        <asp:TextBox ID="txtUserName"  runat="server" 

            Height="21px" MaxLength="5"></asp:TextBox>

        <br />

        <br />

        Password <asp:TextBox ID="txtPassword" 

            runat="server"  TextMode="Password" MaxLength="5" ></asp:TextBox>

        <br />

        <br />

        The Idea

        <asp:TextBox ID="TextIdea" runat="server" TextMode="MultiLine"></asp:TextBox>

        <br />

        <br />

        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" />

Css(StyleSheet) File

body

{

}

#field

{

    margin-left: .5em;

    float: right;

}

#field, label

{

    float: left;

    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

    font-size: small;

}

br

{

    clear: both;

}

input

{

    border: 1px solid black;

    margin-bottom: .5em;

}

input.error

{

    border: 1px solid red;

}

label.error

{

    position:absolute;

    background: url('unchecked.gif') no-repeat;

    padding-left: 20px

    margin-left: .3em;

    vertical-align: middle;

    background-color: #FFEBE8;  

    border: solid 1px red;

    width: 170px;

}

label.valid

{

    /*position:inherit;

    background: url('checked.gif') no-repeat;

    display: block;

    width: 16px;

    height: 16px;

    border: none;

    vertical-align:top;*/

   

    position:absolute;

    background: url('checked.gif') no-repeat;

    padding-left: 20px

    margin-left: .3em;

    vertical-align:top;

    background-color: #FFEBE8;  

    border:none;

    width: 0px;

    height: 16px;

}

Now run the application and test it.

jquery2.gif

Figure2

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