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Validator.ValidateValue Method

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Determines whether a specified value is valid against a collection of validation attributes and throws a ValidationException if the value is not valid.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub ValidateValue ( _
    value As Object, _
    validationContext As ValidationContext, _
    validationAttributes As IEnumerable(Of ValidationAttribute) _
)

public static void ValidateValue(
    Object value,
    ValidationContext validationContext,
    IEnumerable<ValidationAttribute> validationAttributes
)

Parameters

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

validationContext is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ValidationException

value is not valid.

Remarks

The ValidateValue method tests each validation attribute in the validationAttributes parameter against the value parameter. If a RequiredAttribute attribute is included, the RequiredAttribute attribute is evaluated first.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.