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ValidationAttribute.ErrorMessageResourceType Property

.NET Framework 4

Gets or sets the resource type to use for error-message lookup if validation fails.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
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public Type ErrorMessageResourceType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Type
The type of error message that is associated with a validation control.

You use the ErrorMessageResourceType property together with the ErrorMessageResourceName property in to provide a localized error message.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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How the type is used
When this is used in conjunction with ErrorMessageResourceName, it will look up a static property with the name specified in ErrorMessageResourceName. Thus, you can do custom resources beyond the standard VS-generated Resource classes.
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