validation controls:-

validation : means ensuring proper entry of data applicable to textbox.

-> in asp3.0 manual coding is required to perform validations this is avoided in

asp.net by providing validation controls.

-> validation controls will reduce burden on the developers and makes application
development faster.

-> developer will loose certain flexibility

-> validation controls will support client side validation or server side
validation.

-> validation controls are browser dependent towards client side validation this
is supported by only internet explorer.

required field validator:-

-> it doesnot allow textbox blank.

range validator:-

-> it will validate textbox data within a particular range.

compare validator:-

-> it supports 3 types of validations.

1)data type checking -> comparing textbox data with datatype.

2)comparing textbox data with constant using relational operator.

3)comparing 2 textboxes using relational operator.

regular expression validator:-

-> it will validate textbox date with a particular expression.

*\d(5)-> 5 digit number\

*\d(1,5)-> 1 to 5 digit number

*\d(5)->5 char string

*[a-z][5]->chars in the range of a-c.

*[a,e,i,o,u]{5}

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-> the four validation controls can be used to client side or server side.

custom validation control:-

-> it supports client side validation and server side validation.

-> the developer should provide logic for validation.

validation summary control:-

-> it will display all the error messages at one place.