Validator.ValidateObject Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations

Assembly:

System.ComponentModel.Annotations.dll

Determines whether the specified object is valid.

Overloads

ValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext)	Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context.
ValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext, Boolean)	Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context, and a value that specifies whether to validate all properties.

ValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext)

Source:

Validator.cs

Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context.

public:
 static void ValidateObject(System::Object ^ instance, System::ComponentModel::DataAnnotations::ValidationContext ^ validationContext);

public static void ValidateObject (object instance, System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext validationContext);

static member ValidateObject : obj * System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext -> unit

Public Shared Sub ValidateObject (instance As Object, validationContext As ValidationContext)

Parameters

instance

Object

The object to validate.

validationContext

ValidationContext

The context that describes the object to validate.

Exceptions

ValidationException

The object is not valid.

ArgumentNullException

instance is null.

ArgumentException

instance doesn't match the ObjectInstance on validationContext.

Remarks

This method evaluates each ValidationAttribute instance that is attached to the object type.

ValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext, Boolean)

Source:

Validator.cs

Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context, and a value that specifies whether to validate all properties.

public:
 static void ValidateObject(System::Object ^ instance, System::ComponentModel::DataAnnotations::ValidationContext ^ validationContext, bool validateAllProperties);

public static void ValidateObject (object instance, System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext validationContext, bool validateAllProperties);

static member ValidateObject : obj * System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext * bool -> unit

Public Shared Sub ValidateObject (instance As Object, validationContext As ValidationContext, validateAllProperties As Boolean)

Parameters

instance

Object

The object to validate.

validationContext

ValidationContext

The context that describes the object to validate.

validateAllProperties

Boolean

true to validate all properties; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ValidationException

instance is not valid.

ArgumentNullException

instance is null.

ArgumentException

instance doesn't match the ObjectInstance on validationContext.

Remarks

This method evaluates each ValidationAttribute instance that is attached to the object type.