ASP.NET ValidationGroup Property

Definition and Usage

Gets or sets the control group to be validated when the Button control is posted back to the server.

This property is usually used when there are multiple buttons in a form.

Syntax

<asp:Button ValidationGroup="group" runat="server" />
Properties Description
group The control group to be validated.

Example

The following example will validate a specific validation group:

<asp:textbox id="tb1" runat=Server />
<asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="ReqField1" controltovalidate="tb1"
validationgroup="valGroup1" ErrorMessage="Required" runat="server" />
<asp:button id="Button2" text="Validate" causesvalidation="True"
validationgroup="valGroup2" runat="server" />

Example

Set two different validation groups in the form