Validate a DropDownList using asp.net validation controls

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In the below dropdown if i select value="-1" it will show a message like
Please select a course It should not accept the First value.

ASP.NET

<p>
   <asp:Label ID="lblcourses" runat="server" Text="Course Name"></asp:Label>
   <asp:DropDownList ID="drpcourses" runat="server">
  <asp:ListItem Text="" Value="-1"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Basic Unix" Value="1"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Basic Oracle" Value="2"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="PL/SQL" Value="3"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Oracle 11g DBA" Value="4"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Oracle 11g DBA F/T" Value="5"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Oracle 11g RAC F/T" Value="6"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Linux Admin" Value="7"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Unix Administration" Value="8"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Advance Shell" Value="9"></asp:ListItem>
   <asp:ListItem Text="Hadoop Administration" Value="1"></asp:ListItem>
   </asp:DropDownList>
   <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvcourses" runat="server" controltovalidate="drpcourses" ErrorMessage="Select a Course"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
   </p>

 <p>
 <asp:Button ID="btnsave" runat="server"  Text="Add"/>
 </p>

Posted 8-May-14 20:29pm

Venkat Kumar chigulla

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DamithSL · Answer 1 · 2014-05-08T20:37:00

Solution 1

you need to add InitialValue="-1"

ASP.NET

<asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="rfvcourses" runat="server" initialvalue="-1" controltovalidate="drpcourses" errormessage="Select a Course"></asp:requiredfieldvalidator>

RequiredFieldValidator.InitialValue Property[^]

Posted 8-May-14 20:37pm

DamithSL

Updated 8-May-14 20:41pm

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MNamrata · Answer 2 · 2014-05-08T20:39:00

C#

<asp:dropdownlist id="ddlDesignation" runat="server" xmlns:asp="#unknown"></asp:dropdownlist>
                            
                       
<asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="RequiredFieldValidator3" runat="server" controltovalidate="ddlDesignation" xmlns:asp="#unknown">
ErrorMessage="Please select your designation." ValidationGroup="submit" InitialValue="-1" SetFocusOnError="True" CssClass="Validators"></asp:requiredfieldvalidator>