StringValidator.CanValidate(Type) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Source:

StringValidator.cs

Determines whether an object can be validated based on type.

public:
 override bool CanValidate(Type ^ type);

public override bool CanValidate (Type type);

override this.CanValidate : Type -> bool

Public Overrides Function CanValidate (type As Type) As Boolean

Parameters

type

Type

The object type.

Returns

Boolean

true if the type parameter matches a string; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the CanValidate method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the StringValidator class.

// Determine if the object to validate can be validated.
Console.WriteLine("CanValidate: {0}",
  myStrValidator.CanValidate(testVal.GetType()));

' Determine if the object to validate can be validated.
Console.WriteLine("CanValidate: {0}", _
  myStrValidator.CanValidate(testVal.GetType()))