Do standard asp.net validators work with Ajax and update panel

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I am having issues with validators not firing (No expected error messages showing) when using Page.Validate() from code behind. The validators are placed inside an Ajax updatepanel.

It seems there are downloadable Ajax versions of the validators. I am not sure if I need these or if VS 2008 SP1 has them already. When the form is posted through a button, the validators work but they don't when I do a Page.Validate() on demand.

Best Answer

Yes, validators do work inside an UpdatePanel, but you need to use at least SP1 of ASP.NET 2.0. If you use SP1, you do not need and should not use the "ajax version" of the validators.

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