IPackageValidationRule Interface

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Represents a rule to applied when validating a package in a SharePoint project.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.Validation
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IPackageValidationRule

public interface IPackageValidationRule

The IPackageValidationRule type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	ValidateFeature	Determines whether a package would violate this rule if the specified feature were added.
	ValidatePackage	Determines whether a package currently violates this rule.
	ValidateProjectItem	Determines whether a package would violate this rule if the specified project item is added.

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Implement the IPackageValidationRule interface to define a custom validation rule to help verify that the package in a SharePoint project is valid. For more information, see How to: Create Custom Feature and Package Validation Rules for SharePoint Solutions.

Classes that implement this interface must include the System.ComponentModel.Composition.ExportAttribute to be discovered by the project system.

Date	History	Reason
May 2010	Added new remarks with links to topics that show how to implement this interface	Information enhancement.