DataAnnotationsModelValidator Class

Provides a model validator.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ModelValidator
    System.Web.Mvc.DataAnnotationsModelValidator
      System.Web.Mvc.DataAnnotationsModelValidator<TAttribute>

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class DataAnnotationsModelValidator _
    Inherits ModelValidator
public class DataAnnotationsModelValidator : ModelValidator
public ref class DataAnnotationsModelValidator : public ModelValidator

The DataAnnotationsModelValidator type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method DataAnnotationsModelValidator Initializes a new instance of the DataAnnotationsModelValidator class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Protected property Attribute Gets the validation attribute for the model validator.
Protected property ControllerContext Gets the controller context. (Inherited from ModelValidator.)
Protected property ErrorMessage Gets the error message for the validation failure.
Public property IsRequired Gets a value that indicates whether model validation is required. (Overrides ModelValidator.IsRequired.)
Protected property Metadata Gets the metadata for the model validator. (Inherited from ModelValidator.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetClientValidationRules When implemented in a derived class, returns metadata for client validation. (Inherited from ModelValidator.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Validate Returns a list of validation error messages for the model. (Overrides ModelValidator.Validate(Object).)

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Remarks

A model can have multiple validators. The DataAnnotationsModelValidator class represents the default model validator for MVC.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace