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
	DataAnnotationsModelValidator	Initializes a new instance of the DataAnnotationsModelValidator class.

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Properties

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

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Methods

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