| GrapeCity.Win.PluginInputMan Assembly > GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType Namespace > GcDateTimeCellType Class : ValidateMode Property |
'Declaration Public Property ValidateMode As ValidateModeEx
'Usage Dim instance As GcDateTimeCellType Dim value As ValidateModeEx instance.ValidateMode = value value = instance.ValidateMode
public ValidateModeEx ValidateMode {get; set;}
| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
| System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException | A value that is not within the range of valid values for the enumeration was assigned to the property. |
If the ValidateMode property is set to ValidateModeEx.ValidateEx, the control performs strict validation such as checking for leap-years and non-existing date values. Also, automatic character filtering and field adjustments are made as the user enters data. For example, in the case of leap years, when the input mask is set to 'yyyy.MM.dd', the user will not be able to enter February 29th, 2003. If the input mask is set to 'dd.MM.yyyy', entering February 29th, 2003 will automatically adjust the 29th to the 28th as soon as the last 3 is entered for the year.
If this property is set to ValidateModeEx.Validate, the control performs loose validation which causes all fields to behave independently. For example, if the input mask is set to 'yyyy.MM.dd', the control allows you to enter a date such as February 31st, 2003 which normally does not exist as a date-time value. The following table shows the valid range for the fields when ValidateModeEx.Validate is used.
| Fields | Valid Range |
|---|---|
| yyyy | 1 - 9999 |
| yy | 0 - 99 |
| ee | 1 - 99 |
| MM | 1 - 12 |
| dd | 1 - 31 |
| HH | 0 - 23 |
| mm | 0 - 59 |
| ss | 0 - 59 |
If this property is set to ValidateModeEx, the control does not perform any validation. The fields behave independently just as when set to ValidateModeEx.Validate. For example, if the input mask is set to 'yyyy.MM.dd', the control allows you to enter '0000.00.00' which is not a date-time value. The following table shows the valid range for the fields when ValidateModeEx is used:
| Fields | Valid Range |
|---|---|
| yyyy | 0 - 9999 |
| yy | 0 - 99 |
| ee | 0 - 99 |
| MM | 0 - 99 |
| dd | 0 - 99 |
| HH | 0 - 99 |
| mm | 0 - 99 |
| ss | 0 - 99 |
This property only takes effect when entering data within the control. The date-time value is validated as soon as focus leaves the control.
During input, if the entered data is incomplete such as '2003.__.01', or a non date-time value such as '2002.02.31' is entered, the GcDateTime.Value property returns null.
Performing spin actions causes date-time values to carry on in any mode of the ValidateMode property. The valid range for the spin actions is equivalent to when entering data as shown in the tables above.GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcDateTimeCellType datecell = new GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcDateTimeCellType();
datecell.ValidateMode = GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.ValidateModeEx.ValidateNone;
fpSpread1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0].CellType = datecell;Dim datecell As New GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.GcDateTimeCellType() datecell.ValidateMode = GrapeCity.Win.Spread.InputMan.CellType.ValidateModeEx.ValidateNone FpSpread1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0).CellType = datecell
Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8