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Validator Class

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Defines a helper class that can be used to validate objects, properties, and methods when it is included in their associated ValidationAttribute attributes.

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)
public static class Validator

The Validator type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method Static member TryValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext, ICollection<ValidationResult>) Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context and validation results collection.
Public method Static member TryValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext, ICollection<ValidationResult>, Boolean) Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context, validation results collection, and a value that specifies whether to validate all properties.
Public method Static member TryValidateProperty Validates the property.
Public method Static member TryValidateValue Returns a value that indicates whether the specified value is valid with the specified attributes.
Public method Static member ValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext) Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context.
Public method Static member ValidateObject(Object, ValidationContext, Boolean) Determines whether the specified object is valid using the validation context, and a value that specifies whether to validate all properties.
Public method Static member ValidateProperty Validates the property.
Public method Static member ValidateValue Validates the specified attributes.
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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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