I'd expect to see logical and useful validation, such as existence and range. Type checking might be important for some data.<br><br>No use putting ridiculous validation in just for the sake of doing validation, I reckon.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 June 2012 10:07, Ben Hines <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:b.hines@ccg.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">b.hines@ccg.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m just wondering to what level do the students need to implement validation into their programs for U4O1 in SD?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m using VB.net as my programming language, and have done basic existence checking with the students so far (even some type checking – at least making sure that the input is a number – IsNumeric)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How much further do I need to go with the students?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks <u></u><u></u></p>
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