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11/18/2011

ValidationError Class

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Represents a validation error that is generated by the binding engine when an exception occurs during target-to-source updates.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Windows.Controls.ValidationError

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class ValidationError

public class ValidationError

The ValidationError type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ErrorContent	Gets the error message.
	Exception	Gets the exception that caused the validation error.

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Methods

	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 the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	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.)

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Remarks

The validation error can occur when the data source is updated from the target in TwoWay bindings. A ValidationError object is created by the binding engine and included in ValidationErrorEventArgs when the BindingValidationError event is handled.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.