Validator Class
Base class for all validator components.
System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Compiler::Validator
System.Workflow.Activities::WorkflowServiceAttributesDynamicPropertyValidator
System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Compiler::DependencyObjectValidator
Assembly: System.Workflow.ComponentModel (in System.Workflow.ComponentModel.dll)
The Validator type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetFullPropertyName | Helper method to extract the full property name. |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Validate | Validates the specified object and returns a collection of validation errors. |
![]() | ValidateActivityChange | When overridden in a derived class, validates a change based on a specified Activity being added or removed. This function is called during the application of changes that are made to the workflow during dynamic updates. |
![]() | ValidateProperties | Helper method to automatically validate the specific objects properties. |
![]() | ValidateProperty | Performs validation on a property and returns a ValidationErrorCollection that contains the results of that validation. |
The Validator class is used to ensure that activities are configured properly at design time. Validators are instantiated during design time when the designer validates the properties assigned to activities; if an activity's parameters are not configured properly, the designer will show smart tag errors for the incorrect values. Validators also run during compile time, and will return validation errors if constraints such as object parent or child type, minimum number of children, etc. are not correct. Validators will also run at runtime when a markup-based workflow is instantiated using the CreateWorkflow method.
The main purpose of a Validator is to ensure that errors are known during design time, and are not exposed as exceptions during runtime.
Validators are associated with the activities that they validate using the ValidatorTypeName attribute; all activity validators must inherit from the ActivityValidator class.
By default, validators will validate meta properties; they do not validate instance properties which are settable at runtime.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
