Global resources for validations (ASP .NET)

If you want to reuse expressions, error messages etc. for validators, you should use app.config storage or resources.

I will show you how to use resources for storing adjustments of ExpressionValidator .

• Create Global resource directory

  

• Create GlobalResources – Call them ValidationResources.resx
   
• Fill resources by expression and error message

  

• Add meta attribute  with resource resource name into your @Page directive on the page where you want to use resource.

  

• Add RegularExpressionValidator from toolbox and set it to resource values.

  

• If you want you can skip last step and you can set it in the designer

  

• Now run the application and look whats happening