RuleBase.Validate(Object) Method

Checks that a particular object satisfies the Validation Rule.

Namespace: DevExpress.Persistent.Validation

Assembly: DevExpress.Persistent.Base.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public RuleValidationResult Validate(
    object target
)

VB.NET

Public Function Validate(
    target As Object
) As RuleValidationResult

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
target	Object	The object to check.

Returns

Type	Description
RuleValidationResult	A RuleValidationResult object which represents the results of checking the specified object via the Validation Rule.

Remarks

This method contains the logic that checks whether the target object is valid. The method returns a RuleValidationResult object. Its RuleValidationResult.State property indicates whether a checked object satisfied the Validation Rule. The RuleValidationResult.ErrorMessage property specifies the exception text, in case the Validation Rule was not satisfied.

Implements

Validate(Object)