In this article I will explain with an example, how to perform Decimal validation for TextBox i.e. Decimal Number with maximum up to two decimal places validation on Client Side using Data Annotation and jQuery in ASP.Net Core MVC.
Note: For beginners in ASP.Net Core (.Net Core 7), please refer my article ASP.Net Core 7: Hello World Tutorial with Sample Program example.
 
The Decimal TextBox validation i.e. Decimal Number with maximum up to two decimal places validation will be performed using Regular Expression (Regex).
 
 

Model

The following Model class consists of one property Expenses. The property is decorated with the following Data Annotation attributes for performing validations.
1. Required Data Annotation attribute.
2. RegularExpression Data Annotation attribute.
Note: The Data Annotations attributes can be used with the Entity Data Model (EDM), LINQ to SQL, and other data models.
 
The Required Data Annotation and the RegularExpression Data Annotation attributes have been specified with a property Error Message with a string value. As the name suggests, this string value will be displayed to the user when the respective validation fails.
The RegularExpression Data Annotation attribute has been set with a Regular Expression for validating Decimal number with maximum 2 decimal places.
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 
namespace Decimal_Validation_Razor_Core.Models
{
    public class PersonModel
    {
        [Display(Name = "Expenses:")]
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Expenses is required.")]
        [RegularExpression("^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]{1,2})$", ErrorMessage = "Valid Decimal number with maximum 2 decimal places.")]
        public string Expenses { get; set; }
    }
}
 
 

Controller

The Controller consists of following Action methods.

Action method for handling GET operation

Inside this Action method, simply the View is returned.
 

Action method for handling POST operation

This Action method handles the POST operation and when the form is submitted.
The state of the submitted Model is checked using ModelState.IsValid property.
Note: ModelState.IsValid property is an inbuilt property which verifies two things:
          1. Whether the Form values are bound to the Model.
          2. All the validations specified inside Model class using Data annotations have been passed.
 
Finally, the View is returned to Index View.
public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
 
    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Validate()
    {
        if (ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            // Validation Success.
        }
 
        return View("Index");
    }
}
 
 

View

HTML Markup

Inside the View, in the very first line the PersonModel class is declared as Model for the View.
 

The Form

The View consists of an HTML Form which has been created using following ASP.Net Tag Helpers attributes.
asp-action � Name of the Action. In this case the name is Validate.
asp-controller � Name of the Controller. In this case the name is Home.
method – It specifies the Form Method i.e. GET or POST. In this case it will be set to POST.
 

Implementing Validation

The Form consists of a Label, an HTML INPUT TextBox, a SPAN element and a Submit Button.
The TextBox has been set with the following Tag Helpers attributes:-
asp-for – The Model property to which validation will be performed. In this case MobileNumber.
asp-validation-for – Displaying the validation message for the Model property.
When the Submit Button is clicked, the Form gets submitted and the TextBox value i.e. Expenses is sent to the Controller.
 

Enabling Client-Side validations

The default validation performed on server side when one uses Data Annotations along with Model class for validation purpose.
In order to enable Client-Side validations, you will need to inherit the following script files.
1. jquery.min.js
2. jquery.validate.js
3. jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js
Once, the above files are inherited automatically, the Client-Side validations using Data Annotations is enabled.
@model Decimal_Validation_MVC_Core.Models.PersonModel
@addTagHelper*, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
@{
    Layout = null;
}
 
<!DOCTYPE html>
 
<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form method="post" asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Validate">
        <table>
            <tr>
                <td><label asp-for="Expenses"></label></td>
                <td><input type="text" asp-for="Expenses"/></td>
                <td><span asp-validation-for="Expenses" class="error"></span></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td></td>
                <td><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
                <td></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </form>
 
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.19.3/jquery.validate.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validation-unobtrusive/3.2.12/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
 
 

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ASP.Net Core MVC: Client Side Decimal TextBox (Decimal number with two places) Validation
 
 

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