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().
Namespace: System.Data.Entity
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ValidateEntity ( _
entityEntry As DbEntityEntry, _
items As IDictionary(Of Object, Object) _
) As DbEntityValidationResult
'Usage
Dim entityEntry As DbEntityEntry
Dim items As IDictionary(Of Object, Object)
Dim returnValue As DbEntityValidationResult
returnValue = Me.ValidateEntity(entityEntry, _
items)
protected virtual DbEntityValidationResult ValidateEntity(
DbEntityEntry entityEntry,
IDictionary<Object, Object> items
)
protected:
virtual DbEntityValidationResult^ ValidateEntity(
DbEntityEntry^ entityEntry,
IDictionary<Object^, Object^>^ items
)
abstract ValidateEntity :
entityEntry:DbEntityEntry *
items:IDictionary<Object, Object> -> DbEntityValidationResult
override ValidateEntity :
entityEntry:DbEntityEntry *
items:IDictionary<Object, Object> -> DbEntityValidationResult
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.DbEntityValidationResult
Entity validation result. Possibly null when overridden.