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ValidationContext Class

Describes the context in which a validation check is performed.

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ValidationContext

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
public sealed class ValidationContext : IServiceProvider

The ValidationContext type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method ValidationContext Initializes a new instance of the ValidationContext class.
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  Name Description
Public property DisplayName Gets or sets the name of the member to validate.
Public property Items Gets the dictionary of key/value pairs that is associated with this context.
Public property MemberName Gets or sets the name of the member to validate.
Public property ObjectInstance Gets the object to validate.
Public property ObjectType Gets the type of the object to validate.
Public property ServiceContainer Gets the validation services container.
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  Name Description
Public method Equals(Object) 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 GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetService Returns the service that provides custom validation.
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.)
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This class describes the type or member on which validation is performed. It also enables custom validation to be added through any service that implements the IServiceProvider interface.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

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