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  • ValidationService Class

    The service that allows you to implement validation in compliance with MVVM.

    Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors

    Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v22.2.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

    Declaration

    public class ValidationService :
        DependencyObject

    The following members return ValidationService objects:

    Remarks

    The ValidationService only supports standalone editors. To use the ValidationService with a GridControl, set the IsValidationContainer property to true for the GridControl.

    To define validation rules at the View level, enable the IsValidationContainer option at the root container level and bind to the HasValidationError property:

    <Grid dxe:ValidationService.IsValidationContainer="True">
      ...
      <Button ... IsEnabled="{Binding Path=(dxe:ValidationService.HasValidationError), RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Converter={dxc:NegationConverter}}" />
    </Grid>
    

    To handle validation at the ViewModel level, create a custom attached property or attached behavior that binds to the HasValidationError property and passes its value to the view model level.

    The Lesson 4 - Implement Input Validation using ValidationRules topic illustrates how to use the ValidationService.

    Inheritance

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