Required Field Validation
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Sometimes you might want to implement required field validation against the RadUpload control. That is to ensure that at least one file is uploaded on the server.
To accomplish this, we will use a custom validator.
<telerik:radupload id="RadUpload1" initialfileinputscount="3" allowedfileextensions=".txt"
targetfolder="~/uploads" runat="server"></telerik:radupload>
<asp:CustomValidator ID="CustomValidator1" runat="server" ClientValidationFunction="validateRadUpload"
ErrorMessage="Please select at least one Text file" OnServerValidate="CustomValidator1_ServerValidate"></asp:CustomValidator>
Here is the client validation function of the validator:
function validateRadUpload(source, e) {
e.IsValid = false;
var upload = $find("<%= RadUpload1.ClientID %>");
var inputs = upload.getFileInputs();
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
//check for empty string or invalid extension
if (inputs[i].value != "" && upload.isExtensionValid(inputs[i].value)) {
e.IsValid = true;
break;
}
}
}
Here is the server validation function of the validator:
private void CustomValidator1_ServerValidate(object source, ServerValidateEventArgs e)
{
е.IsValid = (RadUpload1.InvalidFiles.Count == 0);
}
Private Sub CustomValidator1_ServerValidate( _
ByVal source As Object, _
ByVal e As ServerValidateEventArgs) _
Handles Customvalidator1.ServerValidate
е.IsValid = (RadUpload1.InvalidFiles.Count = 0)
End Sub