DbContext::ValidateEntity Method
[This page is specific to the Entity Framework version 6. The latest version is available as the 'Entity Framework' NuGet package. For more information about Entity Framework, see msdn.com/data/ef.]
Extension point allowing the user to customize validation of an entity or filter out validation results. Called by GetValidationErrors().
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
protected: virtual DbEntityValidationResult^ ValidateEntity( DbEntityEntry^ entityEntry, IDictionary<Object^, Object^>^ items )
Parameters
- entityEntry
- Type: System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure::DbEntityEntry
DbEntityEntry instance to be validated.
- items
- Type: System.Collections.Generic::IDictionary<Object, Object>
User-defined dictionary containing additional info for custom validation. It will be passed to ValidationContext and will be exposed as Items . This parameter is optional and can be null.
Return Value
Type: System.Data.Entity.Validation::DbEntityValidationResultEntity validation result. Possibly null when overridden.
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