DbContext::ValidateEntity Method (DbEntityEntry^, IDictionary<Object^, Object^>^)
Entity Framework 6.0
Extension point allowing the user to customize validation of an entity or filter out validation results. Called by GetValidationErrors.
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
protected: virtual DbEntityValidationResult^ ValidateEntity( DbEntityEntry^ entityEntry, IDictionary<Object^, Object^>^ items )
Parameters
- entityEntry
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Type:
System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure::DbEntityEntry^
DbEntityEntry instance to be validated.
- items
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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.
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