Validating Properties with System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator

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I have my Entity setup with Data Annotation validation attributes and i am trying to validate it using the static Validator class but i am getting different exceptions, isn't this the right way to do it:

string _ValidateProperty(object instance, string propertyName)
        {
            var validationContext = new ValidationContext(instance, null, null);
            validationContext.MemberName = propertyName;
            var validationResults = new List<ValidationResult>();
            var isValid = Validator.TryValidateProperty(instance, validationContext, validationResults);
            if (isValid)
                return string.Empty;
            return validationResults.FirstOrDefault<ValidationResult>().ErrorMessage;
        }

wal · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-30 01:33:00Z

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You havent stated what Exception you are receiving but it appears you are passing your instance to the TryValidateProperty method when you should be passing the value of the particular property.

Instead of

Validator.TryValidateProperty(instance, validationContext, validationResults);

try

Validator.TryValidateProperty(propertyValue, validationContext, validationResults);

you will have to pass propertyValue down to your method (or use reflection which will be slower)

eg

_ValidateProperty(someObject, "Field1", someObject.Field1);

answered May 30, 2013 at 1:33

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Ibrahim Najjar Over a year ago

Well, you are correct, i don't know where i have read to be careful not to pas the property value to TryValidateProperty but rather the actual object instance, nevertheless i should have done that, Thank you, i will give you the bounty when the site let's me after 12 hours.

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