Class DataAnnotationValidator

Implements methods to validate property values based on their data annotations.

Inheritance

object

DataAnnotationValidator

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: Sartorius.SAF.Validation

Assembly: Sartorius.SAF.dll

Syntax

public static class DataAnnotationValidator

Examples

All examples validate the following class.

This example illustrates how to the Validate(object) method to validate all properties of the given instance and get a list of IError as result. This method is obsolete.

This example illustrates how to use the Validate<TInstance>(TInstance) method to validate all properties of the given instance and get a list of ValidationResult as result.

This example illustrates how to use the Validate<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>>, TValue) method to validate the given property value.

This example illustrates how to use the Validate<TValue>(PropertyInfo, TValue) method to validate the given property value.

This example illustrates how to use the Validate<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>>, TValue, ValidationContext) method to validate the given property value.

This example illustrates how to use the Validate<TValue>(PropertyInfo, TValue, ValidationContext) method to validate the given property value.

Methods

Validate(object)

Validates all properties of the given instance.

Declaration

[Obsolete("This method created obsolete PropertyErrors.")]
public static List<IError> Validate(object instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	instance	The object instance that is validated.

Returns

Type	Description
List<IError>	A list of IError.

Validate<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>>, TValue)

Validates the given value via the IsValid(object) method.

Declaration

public static ValidationResult Validate<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>> propertyExpression, TValue value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Expression<Func<TValue>>	propertyExpression	The expression that defines the property to validate.
TValue	value	The property value to validate.

Returns

Type	Description
ValidationResult	The first validation error as ValidationResult or Success if validation succeeds.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TValue	The property value type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	propertyExpression is null.

Validate<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>>, TValue, ValidationContext)

Validates the given value via the GetValidationResult(object, ValidationContext) method.

Declaration

public static ValidationResult Validate<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>> propertyExpression, TValue value, ValidationContext validationContext)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Expression<Func<TValue>>	propertyExpression	The expression that defines the property to validate.
TValue	value	The property value to validate.
ValidationContext	validationContext	The ValidationContext.

Returns

Type	Description
ValidationResult	The first validation error as ValidationResult or Success if validation succeeds.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TValue	The property value type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	propertyExpression is null or validationContext is null.

Validate<TValue>(PropertyInfo, TValue)

Validates the given value via the IsValid(object) method.

Declaration

public static ValidationResult Validate<TValue>(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, TValue value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyInfo	propertyInfo	The PropertyInfo that defines the property to validate.
TValue	value	The property value to validate.

Returns

Type	Description
ValidationResult	The first validation error as ValidationResult or Success if validation succeeds.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TValue	The property value type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	propertyInfo is null.

Validate<TValue>(PropertyInfo, TValue, ValidationContext)

Validates the given value via the GetValidationResult(object, ValidationContext) method.

Declaration

public static ValidationResult Validate<TValue>(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, TValue value, ValidationContext validationContext)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyInfo	propertyInfo	The PropertyInfo that defines the property to validate.
TValue	value	The property value to validate.
ValidationContext	validationContext	The ValidationContext.

Returns

Type	Description
ValidationResult	The first validation error as ValidationResult or Success if validation succeeds.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TValue	The property value type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	propertyInfo is null or validationContext is null.

Validate<TInstance>(TInstance)

Validates all property values of the given instance.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate<TInstance>(TInstance instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TInstance	instance	The instance that is validated.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ValidationResult>	A list of ValidationResult.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TInstance	The instance type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	instance is null.