FormContext.GetValidationMetadataForField Method (String, Boolean)

Returns the validation value for the specified input field and a value that indicates what to do if the validation value is not found.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

'Declaration
Public Function GetValidationMetadataForField ( _
	fieldName As String, _
	createIfNotFound As Boolean _
) As FieldValidationMetadata
'Usage
Dim instance As FormContext 
Dim fieldName As String 
Dim createIfNotFound As Boolean 
Dim returnValue As FieldValidationMetadata 

returnValue = instance.GetValidationMetadataForField(fieldName, _
	createIfNotFound)

Parameters

fieldName
Type: System.String

The name of the field to retrieve the validation value for.

createIfNotFound
Type: System.Boolean

true to create a validation value if one is not found; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.FieldValidationMetadata
The value to validate the field input with.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The fieldName parameter is either Nothing or empty.

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