RuleSet.Validate Method (System.Workflow.Activities.Rules)

.NET Framework Class Library

RuleSet..::.Validate Method

Validates the RuleSet attributes and the Rule classes in the RuleSet.

Namespace: System.Workflow.Activities.Rules
Assembly: System.Workflow.Activities (in System.Workflow.Activities.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function Validate ( _
    validation As RuleValidation _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As RuleSet
Dim validation As RuleValidation
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.Validate(validation)

public bool Validate(
    RuleValidation validation
)

Visual C++

public:
bool Validate(
    RuleValidation^ validation
)

JScript

public function Validate(
    validation : RuleValidation
) : boolean

Parameters

validation: Type: System.Workflow.Activities.Rules..::.RuleValidation
The ValidationManager to manage the validation process.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
A ValidationErrorCollection of errors found during validation.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	validation is a nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

If the RuleSet contains errors (the Validate method returns false), then RuleValidation..::.Errors contains the list of errors encountered.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

RuleSet Class

RuleSet Members

System.Workflow.Activities.Rules Namespace