How can I rewrite the ErrorMessage for a CustomValidator control on the client?

Dustman picture Dustman · Aug 5, 2009 · Viewed 24.2k times · Source

I have a CustomValidator that is validating a telephone number for several different telephone numbering schemes. The client-side javascript looks like this:

validatePhoneNumber(sender, args) {
    cleanNumber = args.Value.replace(/\D/, "");
    country = $("#" + CountryID).get(0).value;
    switch (country) {
        case "North America":
            args.IsValid = validateNAPhoneNumber(cleanNumber);
            if (!args.IsValid) sender.errormessage = "* Not a NA Phone #";
            break;
        case "UK":
            args.IsValid = validateUKPhoneNumber(cleanumber);
            if (!args.IsValid) sender.errormessage = "* Not a UK Phone #";
            break;
...
    }
}

The actual validation takes place properly, and the CustomValidator has the correct IsValid property at all times. The sender.errormessage, however, seems to be rewritten just after this function call to it's default value. How can I change the errormessage value, and make it "stick"?

Answer

Nik picture Nik · Nov 10, 2011
function dateofbirth(sender, args) {

    var dtcDOB = document.getElementById('<%= dtcDOB.ClientID %>');

    var dob = new Date(dtcDOB.value);
    var currDate = new Date();

    if (dtcDOB.value == "") {
        args.IsValid = false;
        sender.textContent = "Provide DOB.";
        return;
    }

    args.IsValid = true;
}

Try sender.textContent = "your err msg". It worked for me.