Typically, a form includes a Cancel button that enables you to stop working on the form and navigate to a new page. Implementing a Cancel button in a form that includes validation controls, however, is more difficult than you might expect. The problem is that the client-side validation scripts can prevent any subroutine associated with the Cancel button from ever executing. To get around this problem, you need to use a special property of the Button , LinkButton , and ImageButton controls named the CausesValidation property. You can use the CausesValidation property to enable or disable validation when a particular button is clicked. For example, the page in Listing 3.21 contains both a Submit and Cancel button. The CausesValidation property is assigned the value False in the case of the Cancel button. Listing 3.21 CausesValidation.a spx<Script runat="Server"> Sub btnSubmit_Click( s As Object, e As EventArgs ) If IsValid Then Response.Redirect( "ThankYou.aspx" ) End If End Sub Sub btnCancel_Click( s As Object, e As EventArgs ) Response.Redirect( "Cancel.aspx" ) End Sub </Script> <html> <head><title>CausesValidation.aspx</title></head> <body> <form runat="Server"> Enter your first name: <br> <asp:TextBox id="txtFirstName" Runat="Server" /> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ControlToValidate="txtFirstName" Text="Required!" Runat="Server" /> <p> <asp:Button id="btnSubmit" Text="Submit" OnClick="btnSubmit_Click" Runat="Server" /> <asp:Button id="btnCancel" Text="Cancel" OnClick="btnCancel_Click" CausesValidation="False" Runat="Server" /> </form> </body> </html> The C# version of this code can be found on the CD-ROM.p |