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                asp:RegularExpressionValidator control</td>
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                RegularExpressionValidator validation control is used to make sure that a textbox will accept a predefined format of characters.
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        RegularExpressionValidator validation control is used to make sure that a textbox will accept a predefined format of characters.
        This format can be of any type like you@domain.com (a valid email address).
        
        <p>&nbsp;</p>
        Following are main properties of the validation control.
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                <td class="DemoCP">ValidationExpression</td>
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                    Gets or sets the regular expression that will be used to validate input control data.
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                <td class="DemoCP">ControlToValidate</td>
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                    Gets or sets the input control to validate (eg. The ID value of asp:TextBox control).
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                <td class="DemoCP">Display</td>
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                    Dynamic/Static. Used to indicate how the area of error message will be allocated. <br />
                    Dynamic: Error message area will only be allocated when error will be displayed. Static: Error messagea area will be allocated in either case.
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                <td class="DemoCP">Enabled</td>
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                    true/false. Gets or sets whether to enable the validation control or not.
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                    Gets or sets the text of the error message that will be displayed when validation fails (This is displayed when ValidationSummary validatoin control is used.).
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                    Gets or sets the description of the error message text.
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                <td class="DemoCP">ValidationGroup</td>
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                    Gets or sets the validation group it belongs to. This is used to group a set of controls.
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                <td class="DemoCP">SetFocusOnError</td>
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                    true/false. Used to move focus on the control that fails the validation.
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                    DEMO : RegularExpressionValidator 
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                    <a class="DemoShowSource" href="../../misc/codeviewer/default.aspx?pagename=~/tutorials/controls/regularexpressionvalidator.aspx" target="_blank">Show Source Code</a>
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                    <asp:Label ID="lbl" AssociatedControlID="TextBox1" runat="Server" Text="Write into TextBox"></asp:Label>
                    <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="Server" Columns="40"></asp:TextBox>
                    <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="req1" runat="Server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ErrorMessage="TextBox is Mandatory field" Text="Please write something in the Box."></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                    <asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="RegularExpressionValidator1" runat="server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Text="Write your email" ErrorMessage="eg. you@domain.com"
                        ValidationExpression="\w+([-+.']\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*"></asp:RegularExpressionValidator>
                    <asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="Server" OnClick="WriteTextBoxValue" Text="Submit" />                
                    <asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary" runat="Server" ShowMessageBox="true" />
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                    <pre>    
                    
        &lt;asp:Label ID="lbl" AssociatedControlID="TextBox1" runat="Server" Text="Write into TextBox"&gt;&lt;/asp:Label&gt;
        &lt;asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="Server"&gt;&lt;/asp:TextBox&gt;
        &lt;asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="req1" runat="Server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" ErrorMessage="TextBox is Mandatory field" Text="Please write something in the Box."&gt;&lt;/asp:RequiredFieldValidator&gt;
        &lt;asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="RegularExpressionValidator1" runat="server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Text="Write your email" ErrorMessage="eg. you@domain.com"
            ValidationExpression="\w+([-+.']\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*"&gt;&lt;/asp:RegularExpressionValidator&gt;
        &lt;asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="Server" OnClick="WriteTextBoxValue" Text="Submit" /&gt;                
        &lt;asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary" runat="Server" ShowMessageBox="true" /&gt;
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