//This example uses the ValidationError event. var nCondition = new GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.Condition(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ConditionType.cellValueCondition); nCondition.compareType(GC.Spread.Sheets.ConditionalFormatting.ComparisonOperators.equalsTo); nCondition.expected(0); //When the option is false, the validation fails and the red alert is displayed. //When the option is true, the blank cell is treated as zero and the validation is successful. nCondition.treatNullValueAsZero(false); var validator = new GC.Spread.Sheets.DataValidation.DefaultDataValidator(nCondition) validator.ignoreBlank(false); activeSheet.getCell(0, 0, GC.Spread.Sheets.SheetArea.viewport).validator(validator); spread.options.highlightInvalidData = true; activeSheet.setValue(0, 0, null); //Type different values in cell (0,0). This event fires if the user types an invalid value. activeSheet.bind("ValidationError", vError); function vError(sender, args) { alert("error"); }