In this article I will explain how to use ASP.Net Validators in GridView TemplateField ItemTemplate to validate ASP.Net TextBox controls
 
HTML Markup
The HTML Markup contains a GridView with TextBox in the TemplateField ItemTemplate and RequiredField Validators for each TextBox. Below the GridView there’s also a Button that will submit the GridView values to server. When you press the Button if any TextBox is not filled with value the RequiredField Validators will be raised.
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" HeaderStyle-BackColor="#3AC0F2" HeaderStyle-ForeColor="White"
    RowStyle-BackColor="#A1DCF2" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor="White" AlternatingRowStyle-ForeColor="#000"
    runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
    <Columns>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Item" HeaderText="Item" />
        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Price">
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:TextBox ID="txtPrice" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Price") %>'></asp:TextBox><br />
                <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvPrice" ControlToValidate="txtPrice" runat="server"
                    ErrorMessage="Required" ForeColor="Red"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
        <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Quantity">
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:TextBox ID="txtQuantity" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Quantity") %>'></asp:TextBox><br />
                <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="rfvQuantity" ControlToValidate="txtQuantity" runat="server"
                    ErrorMessage="Required" ForeColor="Red"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
            </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:TemplateField>
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<br />
<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" />
 
 
Namespaces
using System.Data;
 
 
Binding the GridView
Here I am binding GridView using a DataTable with some dummy values.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[3] { new DataColumn("Item"), new DataColumn("Price"), new DataColumn("Quantity") });
        dt.Rows.Add("Shirt");
        dt.Rows.Add("Football", 299, 10);
        dt.Rows.Add("Shirt", 545, 15);
        dt.Rows.Add("Disc", 99, 20);
        dt.Rows.Add("Watch", 200, 45);
        dt.Rows.Add("Clock", 670, 97);
        GridView1.DataSource = dt;
        GridView1.DataBind();
    }
}
 
Using ASP.Net RequiredFieldValidator for TextBox inside GridView TemplateField ItemTemplate
 
 
Demo
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