Combobox force Validation when no value is Selected

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Hello,

I have a combo box in WPF project page. I have several items in it and one of the items is '(None)'.
Since my combo box is a compulsory field I would like to force validation on the combo box and wish to throw new Validation error if '(None)' is selected which gives red border around the combo box, just like on text box validation.

Your guidance will be of great help as I am very new to WPF.

Thank you.

Posted 1-Dec-12 0:22am

xrndMember

Updated 1-Dec-12 2:25am

André Kraak

v2

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4 solutions

Solution 1

C#

private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
      {
          foreach (ComboBoxItem i in comboBox1.Items)
          {
              if (i.IsSelected)
              {
                  // perform you desired your operations
              }
              else
              {
                  // throw validation messages
              }
          }
      }

Posted 1-Dec-12 0:54am

Krunal Rohit

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xrndMember 1-Dec-12 7:20am

How to throw validation error message for combo box,that is new ValidationError..
I have written
ValidationError validationError = new ValidationError(new ComboBoxError(),
mytext.GetBindingExpression(ComboBoxItem.ContentProperty), "Field Empty", null);
Validation.MarkInvalid(mytext.GetBindingExpression(ComboBoxItem.ContentProperty), validationError);

which doesnt work as desired.

Solution 2

Hi dear,
Read this message.

if(comboBox1.SelectedValue == null)
{
 // Validation message. 
 //errorProvider1.SetError(comboBox1, "comboBox value is required.");
}
else
{
 // Continue you desire work.
}

Posted 1-Dec-12 1:38am

azizulhoque.bd

Updated 1-Dec-12 2:01am

v4

Solution 3

C#

if(combobox1.selectedindex==0)
{
     //Validation error
}
else
{
    //True condition...
}

Thanks & regard
Sham:)

Posted 1-Dec-12 2:16am

Shambhoo kumar

Updated 1-Dec-12 2:20am

v3

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xrndMember · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-04T00:19:00

Hey hi ,
I have finally found the solution.

I was supposed to bind my ComboBox text property with The validation error..
And then I provided the Buizness rule by simply creating the class in c#.
Yeah the Validation wasn't meant to be done when Cursor leavs the combobox but when I impose FORCE VALIDATION on my control..

Code in Page.Resources

<cod>

XML

<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxValidationErrorTamplate">
            <DockPanel>
                <Border BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="2">
                    <AdornedElementPlaceholder />
                </Border>
            </DockPanel>
        </ControlTemplate>

Code For Control (ComboBox)

XML

<combobox grid.row="2" height="23" horizontalalignment="Left" margin="6">
                  x:Name="cmbType" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="168" Grid.Column="3"
                  Validation.ErrorTemplate="{StaticResource ComboBoxValidationErrorTamplate}"  Validation.Error="NumberError">
            <combobox.text>
                <binding path="Type" notifyonvalidationerror="True" mode="OneWayToSource">
                    <binding.validationrules>
                        <exceptionvalidationrule />
                    </binding.validationrules>
                </binding>
            </combobox.text>
            
            <comboboxitem content="(None)" />
            <comboboxitem content="Electrical" />
           
        </combobox>

Code in .cs file

        private void NumberError(object sender, ValidationErrorEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Action == ValidationErrorEventAction.Added)
            {
                ((System.Windows.Controls.Control)sender).ToolTip =         e.Error.ErrorContent.ToString();
            }
            else
            {
                ((System.Windows.Controls.Control)sender).ToolTip = "";
            }
        }

//Code for Force validation

 private void errorCheckComboBox(System.Windows.Controls.Control controlName)
        {
            var mytext1 = controlName as System.Windows.Controls.ComboBox;
            ComboBoxItem mytext = (ComboBoxItem)mytext1.SelectedItem;
            if (mytext.Content.ToString().Trim().Equals("(None)"))
            {
            new ValidationResult(false, "Selection is invalid.");
            ValidationError validationError =
   new ValidationError(new ComboBoxError(),
  controlName.GetBindingExpression(System.Windows.Controls.ComboBox.TextProperty), "Field Empty", null);
   validationError.ErrorContent = "Please Select Valid Option";
            Validation.MarkInvalid(
           controlName.GetBindingExpression(System.Windows.Controls.ComboBox.TextProperty),
               validationError);
                ErrorExists = true;
             }         }


//Combobox ValidationError 

public class ComboBoxError: ValidationRule
        {
       public override ValidationResult Validate(object value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo cultureInfo)
            {
                if (value is ComboBoxItem)
                {
                    if (value.ToString().Equals("(None)"))
                    {
                        return new ValidationResult(false, "Selection is invalid.");

                    }
                    
                }
                else
                {
                    return new ValidationResult(true, null);
                }

                return new ValidationResult(true, null);
            }
        }

// Code to call Validation 
  errorCheckComboBox(cmbType);

This works abs fine nw!!