<Validate Type="Action">

The Action validator surfaces errors thrown by action tags — <AddUser>, <Login>, <UpdateUser>, <AddToRoles>, and similar — when the form is submitted. The classic case is <AddUser> complaining "that username already exists"; this validator catches that error and shows it as a normal form-validation message.

Unlike most validators, it isn't tied to a specific control. Place one anywhere in the form (typically alongside the buttons).

If you have a <ValidationSummary> on the form, the action error appears there. If you don't include this validator at all, the error still surfaces — through XMod Pro's default error display.

Properties

Property	Values	Default	Description
Type *	Action		Identifies this as an Action validator
CssClass	string		CSS class name(s) for styling the validator's error display
Text	string		Text shown inline at the validator's location when an action error occurs

* Required property

Differs from other validators

Action doesn't take a Target, Message, Display, or EnableClientScript — it isn't tied to a specific control and only runs server-side after the action tag fails.

Example

A registration form using <AddUser>. The Action validator catches duplicate-username and other AddUser errors and surfaces them in the validation summary:

<AddForm>
  <AddUser RoleNames="Role1,Editors" Email='[[Email]]'
           FirstName='[[FName]]' LastName='[[LName]]'
           Username='[[Username]]' Password='[[Password]]' />
  <table>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <Label For="txtFirstName" Text="First Name" />
        <TextBox Id="txtFirstName" DataField="FName" DataType="string" />
        <Validate Type="Required" Target="txtFirstName" Text="**" Message="First Name is required." />
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <Label For="txtEmail" Text="Email" />
        <TextBox Id="txtEmail" DataField="Email" DataType="string" />
        <Validate Type="Required" Target="txtEmail" Text="**" Message="Email is required." />
        <Validate Type="Email"    Target="txtEmail" Text="**" Message="Please enter a valid email." />
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <Label For="txtUsername" Text="Username" />
        <TextBox Id="txtUsername" DataField="Username" DataType="string" />
        <Validate Type="Required" Target="txtUsername" Text="**" Message="Please enter a Username." />
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <Label For="txtPassword" Text="Password" />
        <Password Id="txtPassword" DataField="Password" DataType="string" />
        <Validate Type="Required" Target="txtPassword" Text="**" Message="A Password is required." />
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <AddButton Text="Add" /> <CancelButton Text="Cancel" />
        <Validate Type="Action" />
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <ValidationSummary DisplayMode="BulletList" HeaderText="Errors:" CssClass="NormalRed" />
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</AddForm>

The <Validate Type="Action" /> placed alongside the buttons catches any error from the <AddUser> action and routes it into the <ValidationSummary> for display.

Property Details

• Type: Set to Action to identify this as an Action validator.

• Text: The text shown inline at the validator's location when an action error occurs. The full error message goes into the <ValidationSummary> (if present); Text is for an inline marker. If you omit Text, nothing renders inline.