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# AutoValidate

Namespace: **Wisej.Web**

Assembly: **Wisej.Framework** (4.0.0.0)

Determines how a control validates its data when it loses user input focus.

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{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
public enum AutoValidate : Enum
```

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```visual-basic
Public Enum AutoValidate As [Enum]
```

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{% endtabs %}

## Fields

| Name                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Disable**                  | Implicit validation will not occur. Setting this value will not interfere with explicit calls to [Validate](/api/wisej.web/containers/containercontrol.md#validate) or [ValidateChildren](/api/wisej.web/general/control.md#validatechildren).        |
| **EnableAllowFocusChange**   | Implicit validation occurs, but if validation fails, focus will still change to the new control. If validation fails, the [Validated](/api/wisej.web/general/control.md#validated) event will not fire.                                               |
| **EnablePreventFocusChange** | Implicit validation occurs when the control loses focus. If validation fails, the [Validated](/api/wisej.web/general/control.md#validated) event will not fire.                                                                                       |
| **Inherit**                  | The control inherits its [AutoValidate](/api/wisej.web/enumerations/wisej.web.autovalidate.md) behavior from its container (such as a form or another control). If there is no container control, it defaults to [EnablePreventFocusChange](#fields). |

## Used By

| Name                                                                                        | Description                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Form.AutoValidate](/api/wisej.web/containers/form.md#autovalidate)                         | Returns or sets how the control performs validation when the user changes focus to another control. |
| [Page.AutoValidate](/api/wisej.web/containers/wisej.web.page.md#autovalidate)               | Returns or sets how the control performs validation when the user changes focus to another control. |
| [UserControl.AutoValidate](/api/wisej.web/containers/wisej.web.usercontrol.md#autovalidate) | Returns or sets how the control performs validation when the user changes focus to another control. |


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