Me.UltraValidator1.Validate()
In order for WinValidator to validate a control, you need to associate that control with WinValidator™. You can do this in one of several ways.
Associate a control at design time
You can associate any control on your form with WinValidator at design time by locating the ValidationSettings extender property in the properties window. The ValidationSettings object exposes numerous objects and properties that allow you to validate the control using a number of built-in conditions. All you need to do in order to associate a control with WinValidator is to set any single property. When you set a property in the ValidationSettings object, WinValidator creates the object and associates it with itself. You can set properties like Condition , ValidationTrigger , or ValidationPropertyName if you want to validate this control using specific conditions, or you can set the ValidationGroup property to a ValidationGroup that you previously created on WinValidator. For more information on ValidationGroups, see Validate a Group of Controls.
Associate a control at run time
Associating a control with WinValidator at run time is quite similar to design time. You need to create a ValidationSettings object and associate it with WinValidator. WinValidator offers two methods to help you associate a ValidationSettings object with a control:
SetValidationSettings – If you have a ValidationSettings object available, use this method to associate that object with a control. The method takes two parameters, the control to associate the ValidationSettings object, and the object itself.
GetValidationSettings – This method will retrieve (or create if one doesn’t exist) a ValidationSettings object from a specific control. The GetValidationSettings method is useful for assigning a control’s ValidationSettings object to an instantiated object in order to modify it. For more information on the GetValidationSettings method, see Validate a Single Control.
The following code demonstrates the simplicity of validating every control that is currently associated with WinValidator.
In Visual Basic:
Me.UltraValidator1.Validate()
In C#:
this.ultraValidator1.Validate();