[thelist] asp.net: Why won't InitialValue work?
Casey Crookston
casey at thecrookstons.com
Wed Dec 22 09:36:27 CST 2004
As illistrated on page 159 of ASP.NET Unleashed, I'm trying to use
InitialValue in a RequiredFieldValidator.
On the textbox "joined" I need to make it a required field AND validate the
format. This is working fine, but what doesn't work is the InitialValue
function.
If I include InitialValue="MM-DD-YYYY" in the RegularExpressionValidator,
nothing happens... it's like it's not even there. If I include it in the
RequiredFieldValidator, it also does not display the initial value, AND the
validator stops working and allows an empty value. What's with that? How
can I make this work?
<form runat="server">
<asp:textbox id="joined" runat="server" />
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator id="revJoined" ControlToValidate="joined"
ErrorMessage="Formt: Enter Date: MM-DD-YYYY" Display="Dynamic"
ValidationExpression="\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4}" runat="server" />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator id="rfvJoined" ControlToValidate="joined"
ErrorMessage="Required: Enter Date: MM-DD-YYYY" Display="Dynamic"
runat="server" />
</form>
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