How to force page validation on Page_load.

Question

I have a situation where i need the validators to fire on a page when it is loaded. But when i run Page.Validate(); the validators are not fired. I here this is because you cant do validation this early. Is there away around this?

Answer 1

I think you cannot use Validate when page is loaded, it needs a postback. You can try to validate from javascript. Take a look at this Force Page Validation from Javascript

Answer 2

If you call the said method (Page.Validate) in Page_Load your validators will validate, if they exist in the control collection at this point. Are you dealing with dynamic controls. This may require a slightly different approach.