How do I clear controls when using required field validator?

Question

I have a form with a number of textboxes and dropdownlist .. I have a clear Button which upon clicking is supposed to clear all the fields. But since i have required field validators and regular expressions validator on the form I am not able to fire click event unless all validation are satisfied.

Answer 1

You can use the CausesValidation property

<asp:Button ID="BtnClearForm"
                Text="clear form"
                CausesValidation="False"
                OnClick="BtnClearForm_Click"
                runat="server"/>

Another option is to use javascript to clear your inputs.