DbContext.ValidateEntity Method
Entity Framework 5.0
Extension point allowing the user to customize validation of an entity or filter out validation results. Called by GetValidationErrors().
Namespace: System.Data.Entity
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
protected function ValidateEntity( entityEntry : DbEntityEntry, items : IDictionary<Object, Object> ) : DbEntityValidationResult
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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