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11/18/2011

ValidationException Class

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Represents the exception that occurred during validation of a member that is marked with a validation attribute.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Exception
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationException

Namespace: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class ValidationException _
    Inherits Exception

public class ValidationException : Exception

The ValidationException type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ValidationException()	Initializes a new instance of the ValidationException class.
	ValidationException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the ValidationException class with the specified error message.
	ValidationException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the ValidationException class with the specified error message and an inner exception.
	ValidationException(String, ValidationAttribute, Object)	Initializes a new instance of the ValidationException class with the specified error message, the attribute that triggered the exception, and the invalid value.
	ValidationException(ValidationResult, ValidationAttribute, Object)	Initializes a new instance of the ValidationException class with the specified validation result, the attribute that triggered the exception, and the invalid value.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	Message	Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the frames on the call stack at the time the current exception was thrown. (Inherited from Exception.)
	ValidationAttribute	Gets the validation attribute that caused the validation exception.
	ValidationResult	Gets the object containing information about the validation error.
	Value	Gets the value that caused the validating attribute to trigger the exception.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetBaseException	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Remarks

A ValidationException exception is thrown when an input value does not match the allowed values for the member as specified by a validation attribute. For example, the framework throws an exception when validating an integer value that is outside of the integer range specified by the RangeAttribute attribute. You specify the allowed values for a member by applying a validation attribute to the member. A validation attribute is an attribute that derives from ValidationAttribute.

You can catch the ValidationException to retrieve information about the error.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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