PreValidation Class

Validating the input string entered by the user, before parsing.

PreValidation

[TypeConverter(typeof(GenericInheritConverter))]
public class PreValidation : MarshalByRefObject, IDisposable

<TypeConverter(GetType(GenericInheritConverter))>
Public Class PreValidation
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject
    Implements IDisposable

Name	Description
CaseSensitive	True if string comparisons are case-sensitive; otherwise, False.
CustomPlaceholders	The collection of user-defined characters to use in a wildcard pattern.
ErrorMessage	Error message shown in the standard message box and/or in the exception.
Inherit	Manages inheritance of the PreValidation properties from the host control properties.
ItemSeparator	String separating list items in PatternString.
PatternString	String containing the validation pattern.
RegexOptions	Settings affecting regular expression matching.
TrimEnd	If True, trailing spaces are removed before validation.
TrimStart	If True, leading spaces are removed before validation.
Validation	Validation method.

Name	Description
MatchExactList(string, ErrorInfo)	Returns True if the input text matches one of the exact list items specified in PatternString.
MatchRegex(string, ErrorInfo)	Returns True if the input text matches the regular expression pattern specified in PatternString.
MatchWildcardPattern(string, string)	Returns True if the input text matches the specified wildcard pattern passed as argument.
MatchWildcardPatterns(string, ErrorInfo)	Returns True if the input text matches at least one of the wildcard patterns specified in PatternString.
Reset()	Resets whole PreValidation property of base control
ResetCaseSensitive()	This method is for internal use only.
ResetCustomPlaceholders()	This method is for internal use only.
ResetErrorMessage()	This method is for internal use only.
ResetTrimEnd()	This method is for internal use only.
ResetTrimStart()	This method is for internal use only.
ShouldSerializeCaseSensitive()	This method is for internal use only.
ShouldSerializeCustomPlaceholders()	This method is for internal use only.
ShouldSerializeErrorMessage()	This method is for internal use only.
ShouldSerializeTrimEnd()	This method is for internal use only.
ShouldSerializeTrimStart()	This method is for internal use only.
Validate(string, ErrorInfo)	Returns True if the text successfully passes validation using the current settings of the PreValidation object.