When I enter 9:00 into the Start control, and 16:00 into Finish; the code below fails validation.
Does anybody know a way I can use the ASP.NET validator for times without the dates?
Start <asp:TextBox ID="txtStart" runat="server" /> (hh:mm)
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Finish <asp:TextBox ID="txtFinish" runat="server" /> (hh:mm)
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<asp:CompareValidator
id="cpvFinish"
ControlToValidate="txtFinish"
ControlToCompare="txtStart"
Operator="GreaterThanEqual"
Type="Date"
Display="Static"
EnableClientScript="true"
ErrorMessage="Finish time must be later than the start time."
runat="server" />
PS-I know I can easily use CustomValidator instead, it just seems like something this validator should be able to handle.
This appearently cannot be done.
For the record; I used a custom validator.
EDIT: Here's my custom validator code in case anyone (i.e. alhambraeidos) needs it. Please note, this code replaces my sample control names (txtStart & txtFinish) with actual names from my app (txtReady & txtClose).
try
{
// parse & compare dates
string randomDt = "01/01/2000 ";
args.IsValid = DateTime.Parse(randomDt + txtClose.Text) > DateTime.Parse(randomDt + txtReady.Text);
}
catch(Exception /*ex*/)
{
// exception is assumed to be invalid times entered
args.IsValid = false;
}