# Unconditional validation > [HTML Version](unconditionalvalidation.htm) _cformat_ code: **x** This flag may be used for "unconditional validation" of normal editable cells. When combined with **u**, it defeats the pre-validation and always causes post validation. The value of post-validating an edit of a read-only cell may be debatable, but this might be useful for the sake of uniformity if you want to validate between every cell movement.