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**ValidateRecord, VIRTUAL**

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The **ValidateRecord **method validates the current VIEW element and returns a value indicating whether or not the data is valid. A return value of zero (0) indicates the item is valid; any other value indicates the item is invalid.

**Implementation:**

The ValidateRecord is a virtual placeholder for derived class methods.

The Next and Previous methods call the ValidateRecord method.

Return values are declared in ABFILE.INC as follows:

** ITEMIZE(0),PRE(Record)**

**OK         EQUATE    !Record passes range and filter**

**OutOfRange EQUATE    ! Record fails range test**

**Filtered   EQUATE    ! Record fails filter tests**

** END**

**Return Data Type:     **BYTE

**Example:**

**ViewManager.Next PROCEDURE**

**  CODE**

** LOOP**

**  NEXT(SELF.View)**

**  IF ERRORCODE()**

**   IF ERRORCODE() = BadRecErr**

**    RETURN Level:Notify**

**   ELSE**

**    SELF.Primary.Me.Throw(Msg:AbortReading)**

**    RETURN Level:Fatal**

**   END**

**  ELSE**

**   CASE SELF.ValidateRecord()**

**   OF Record:OK**

**    RETURN Level:Benign**

**   OF Record:OutOfRange**

**    RETURN Level:Notify**

**   END**

**  END**

** END**

**See Also:**     [[next  get the next element .htm|Next]], [[previous  get the previous element .htm|Previous]]