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RuleSet Class
RuleSet Methods
 Validate Method
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.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)
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)
C#
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.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

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

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

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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