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IAsyncValidateOptions<TOptions>.ValidateAsync Method

Definition

Asynchronously validates a specified named options instance (or all if name is null).

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ValidateOptionsResult> ValidateAsync(string? name, TOptions options, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
abstract member ValidateAsync : string * 'Options * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ValidateOptionsResult>
Public Function ValidateAsync (name As String, options As TOptions, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As Task(Of ValidateOptionsResult)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the options instance being validated.

options
TOptions

The options instance.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

The token to monitor for cancellation requests.

Returns

The ValidateOptionsResult result.

Remarks

This method must perform all applicable checks for this validator, including checks that can complete synchronously. The built-in asynchronous options creation path invokes this method instead of invoking Validate(String, TOptions) on the same validator. Share common checks through a helper when needed. Synchronous options creation invokes the inherited Validate(String, TOptions) method. Implement that method with equivalent synchronous validation when possible. If a required rule applies but cannot be evaluated synchronously, return a failed ValidateOptionsResult indicating that synchronous validation is unsupported; do not return Success.

Applies to