ValidatingFile

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The server-side ValidatingFile event occurs when files are uploaded, before any integrated file validation occurs:

The ValidatingFile event handler receives two arguments:

1. The RadUpload control that initiated the file upload. This argument is of type object, but can be cast to the RadUpload type.

2. A ValidatingFileEventArgs object. This object has the following properties:

   • UploadedFile is the file that has not yet been validated.

   • IsValid is a boolean you can set to indicate whether or not the file is valid.

   • SkipInternalValidation lets you disable the integrated file validation for this specific file.

Use the ValidatingFile event custom file validation. The following example uses the event to check that the content of the file matches the file name. If it does, the integrated file validation can proceed, if not, the file is considered invalid, and there is no need of further validation:

C#

	
protected void RadUpload1_ValidatingFile(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.Upload.ValidateFileEventArgs e)
{
    UploadedFile file = e.UploadedFile;
    string name = file.GetNameWithoutExtension();
    byte[] bytes = new byte[name.Length];
    file.InputStream.Read(bytes, 0, name.Length);
    for (int i = 0; i < name.Length; i++)
    {
        if (bytes[i] != Convert.ToByte(name[i]))
        {
            e.IsValid = false;
            break;
        }
    }
    // if file is invalid, there is no need
    // to proceed with integrated validation
    e.SkipInternalValidation = !e.IsValid;
} 

VB.NET

	     
Protected Sub RadUpload1_ValidatingFile(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As Telerik.Web.UI.Upload.ValidateFileEventArgs) _
        Handles RadUpload1.ValidatingFile
    Dim file As UploadedFile = e.UploadedFile
    Dim name As String = file.GetNameWithoutExtension()
    Dim bytes As Byte() = New Byte(name.Length) {}
    file.InputStream.Read(bytes, 0, name.Length)
    Dim i As Integer = 0
    While i < name.Length
        If bytes(i) <> Convert.ToByte(name(i)) Then
            e.IsValid = False
            Exit While
        End If
        i = i + 1
    End While
    ' if file is invalid, there is no need
    ' to proceed with integrated validation
    e.SkipInternalValidation = Not e.IsValid
End Sub

See Also

• Client-side Validation