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  • Getting Started
    • Introduction
    • Apps Configuration Checklist
    • Using App Studio
    • Exporting an App
    • Importing an App
  • Before You Begin
    • Installing Automation Suite
    • Compatibility Matrix
  • How To
    • Build Your First App
    • Build a Mobile-friendly App
    • Embed Apps
    • Embed Maps
    • Include Excel Charts in Apps
    • Include MailTo Links
    • Include Star Ratings
    • Use Count With Choice Set Values
    • Use Document Viewer
    • Use File Control
      • Upload a File Using the File Picker Control
      • Download a File Using the File Picker Control
      • Download a File Using a Link
      • Downloading a File Using an Image Control
    • Use Master Detail View
    • Use Required Input Validation
      • Container Validation
    • Use Selected Values From a Table
    • Set External Context
    • Work With Data Source and Value Bind
    • General User Experience Guidelines
    • Use the Send Interim Result Activity
  • Notifications
    • About notifications
    • My notifications
    • Managing notifications
  • Designing your App
    • Controls Overview
    • Layout and Styling
    • Sample App Layouts
    • Input Controls
      • Button
      • Checkbox
      • Date Picker
      • Dropdown
      • Multiselect Dropdown
      • File Picker
      • Radio Button
      • Rich Text Editor
      • Slider
      • Switch
      • Text Area
      • Textbox
      • Textbox (email)
      • Textbox (number)
    • Container Controls
      • Differences Between Container Controls
      • Container Layout
      • Container
      • Page
      • Page Container
    • Display Controls
      • Custom List
      • Divider
      • Document Viewer
      • Header
      • IFrame
      • Image
      • Label
      • List
      • Table
      • Tabs
      • Icons
    • User Context References
    • Saving Your App
    • App Errors & Troubleshooting
  • Events and Rules
    • About Events and Rules
      • Rule: If-Then-Else
      • Rule: Open a Page
      • Rule: Open URL
      • Rule: Close Pop-Over/Bottom Sheet
      • Rule: Show Message
      • Rule: Show/Hide Spinner
      • Rule: Set Values
      • Rule: Start Process
      • Rule: Upload File to Storage Bucket
      • Rule: Get File From Storage Bucket
      • Rule: Reset Values
      • Rule: Create/Update Entity Record
      • Rule: Delete Entity Record
      • Rule: Add to Queue
    • About Expressions
      • Using Expressions
    • About Functions
      • Function: And, Or, Not
      • Function: Concat
      • Function: Contains
      • Function: Count
      • Function: EndsWith
      • Function: If
      • Function: IsBlank
      • Function: Guid
      • Function: Length
      • Function: List
      • Function: StartsWith
      • Function: Sum
      • Function: Sort
      • Function: Now
      • Function: Today
      • Function: Time
      • Function: Year
      • Function: Month
      • Function: Day
      • Function: Hour
      • Function: Minute
      • Function: New
      • Function: Lookup
      • Function: Filter
  • Leveraging RPA in your App
    • Referencing a Process From Orchestrator
      • Send Interim Result Activity
    • Supported Process Argument Types
    • Replacing a Process Referenced in an App
    • Referencing a Storage Bucket From Orchestrator
    • Orchestrator Permissions
    • Data Flow Between UiPath Apps and Orchestrator
  • Leveraging Entities in Your App
    • Referencing an Entity in Your App
    • Replacing an Entity
    • About Data Context
      • Using Data Context
      • Using Choice Set
    • Using Apps With Data Service
  • Leveraging Queues in Your App
    • Referencing a Queue in Your App
    • Replacing a Queue
    • Using Apps With Queues
  • Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
    • About ALM
      • General Settings
      • Permission Management
      • Managing App Versions
      • Packaging an App as a Client
  • Basic Troubleshooting Guide
    • Apps Troubleshooting and FAQs
    • Apps On-prem Troubleshooting
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Apps User Guide

Last updated Apr 15, 2025

Container Validation

Background Information

You can use a container's isValid property to check the input validation for all controls inside the container.

This is easier as it is no longer necessary to mention each control individually when building your app.

In this example we will build a simple form with five controls inside a single container:

  • Two textboxes: one called Name, and a second one called Email (input type Email).
  • One datepicker called Date of birth.
  • One dropdown list called Area.
  • One button called Submit.

Steps

  1. Open your already existing application or start a new one.
  2. Add a container to your app.

  3. Add a Textbox control inside the container.

    • Rename it Name and add Name in the Label property.
    • Add =true in the Required property.

  4. Add a Datepicker control inside the container.

    • Rename it Date of birth and add Date of birth in the Label property.

  5. Add a second Textbox control inside the container.

    • Select Email as Input type.
    • Rename it Email and add Name in the Label property.
    • Add =true in the Required property.
    • Add @company.com in the Allow domain property.

  6. Add a Dropdown control inside the container.

    • Rename it Area and add Name in the Area property.
    • Add the following in the List source property: =["rural", "urban"].
    • Add =true in the Required property.

  7. Add a Button control outside the container.

    • Rename it Submit.
    • Add the following in the Disabled property: !Container.isValid.


Procedure Results

After following all the steps above, you can preview your app.

While previewing the app, the Submit button is disabled. The button is only enabled when the Name, Email (including the correct @company.com domain), and Area fields are filled in.


  • Background Information
  • Steps
  • Procedure Results

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