ValidationCriteria Property

Gets or sets the criteria to use when validating the cell value against the constraint(s).

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Property ValidationCriteria As DataValidationCriteria

C#

public DataValidationCriteria ValidationCriteria {get; set;}

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException	Occurs when the value is not a member of the DataValidationCriteria enumeration.

Remarks

Depending on the value specified, either then cell value or the length of its text equivalent will be compared against the constraint(s). In addition, certain ValidationCriteria values may disallow a cell value even if it is valid when compared to the constraint. For example, the ValidationCriteria.WholeNumber value will not allow any number with a fractional portion.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2