Xceed Input Validator for .NET

Text validation for WinForms controls. Visually configure each criterion.
	Current version for .NET 4: 1.3
	Current version for .NET 3.5 SP1 & lower: 1.2
	Platform: .NET WinForms

Xceed Input Validator for .NET is only available as part of Xceed Grid for .NET or Xceed Ultimate Suite. through a subscription that delivers much more than just a perpetual license for versions received during the subscription. You also get a year of these great services: expert priority support and access to new versions, new features, and bug fixes. Additional years can be added at a discounted price at the time of purchase or before the subscription expires; a new subscription is required after it has expired.

Instant validation, no code! Simply drag and drop it onto any Windows Form and it will add validation properties directly to all compatible controls. Part of Xceed Grid for .NET. Also available as part Xceed Ultimate Suite, which gives you all of Xceed’s components.

Configure control validation visually or set the new properties that are automatically added to each compatible control.

For most controls, a warning icon can flash next to the them when a validation error occurs. Hover the mouse over the icon for an explanation of the rule.

Form-level or control-level validation, fully customizable and localizable error messages, validation with regular expressions (many included), regular expression tester, wide variety of validation operators and options, and more.

Provides unique capabilities such as restricting the values entered in a combo box to a set of predefined values and comparing the value contained in one input component with another.

Features

.NET technology	Written entirely in managed C# code (source code available through a Blueprint subscription). Includes VB.NET and C# samples for Visual Studio. Object-oriented design created exclusively for the .NET framework. Comprehensive documentation fully integrated into Visual Studio. All error handling works through .NET exception classes. CLS compliant (Common Language Specification). Does not use unsafe blocks for minimal permission requirements. Integrates well into dashboard and business intelligence software.
Unique innovations	Fully visual approach to implementing input component validation. Validation error messages are overridable and localizable. Wide variety of operators and options available when setting up validation criteria. Validation of criteria is available either when focus leaves a specific input component or when a general validation method is called. Compatible with the .NET Framework's TextBox and ComboBox controls, as well as with Xceed Grid for .NET cells and Xceed Editors for .NET. Expandable by deriving from ValidationCriterion or ValidationExpression classes.