StringValidator.Validate(Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Package:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager v8.0.0

Source:

StringValidator.cs

Determines whether the value of an object is valid.

public:
 override void Validate(System::Object ^ value);

public override void Validate (object value);

override this.Validate : obj -> unit

Public Overrides Sub Validate (value As Object)

Parameters

value

Object

The object value.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

value is less than minValue or greater than maxValue as defined in the constructor.

-or-

value contains invalid characters.

Examples

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

// Attempt validation.
myStrValidator.Validate(testVal);

' Attempt validation.
myStrValidator.Validate(testVal)

Remarks

The StringValidator class contains the criteria necessary to validate a string object. The criteria are established when an instance of the StringValidator class is created. The object to validate is passed as a parameter of the Validate method.