Share via


Validator.GetMessage Method

Gets the message representing a failed validation.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation
Assembly:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation (in Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Friend Overridable Function GetMessage ( _
    objectToValidate As Object, _
    key As String _
) As String
protected internal virtual string GetMessage(
    Object objectToValidate,
    string key
)
protected public:
virtual String^ GetMessage(
    Object^ objectToValidate, 
    String^ key
)
protected internal function GetMessage(
    objectToValidate : Object, 
    key : String
) : String

Parameters

  • objectToValidate
    Type: System.Object
    The object for which validation was performed.
  • key
    Type: System.String
    The key representing the value being validated for objectToValidate.

Return Value

The message representing the validation failure.

Remarks

The default validation maessage formatting provides the object to validate, the key and the tag.

Subclasses may provide additional formatting parameters.

See Also

Validator Class

Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation Namespace