RuleBaseAttribute.ResultType Property

Specifies the application behavior when the rule is broken.

Namespace: DevExpress.Persistent.Validation

Assembly: DevExpress.Persistent.Base.v20.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Persistent.Base

Declaration

C#

public ValidationResultType ResultType { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ResultType As ValidationResultType

Property Value

Type	Description
ValidationResultType	A ValidationResultType enumeration value that specifies the application behavior when the rule is broken.

Available values:

Name	Description
Error	An error dialog is displayed when a rule is broken. A user must modify data in order to fix the error and proceed.
Warning	A warning dialog is displayed a rule is broken. A user can ignore this warning and proceed.
Information	No dialog is displayed when a rule is broken. Instead, an information glyph appears near the rule’s target property in UI. Broken rule details are available in this glyph’s tooltip.

Remarks

The default value is Error, i.e., a user must make data valid in order to proceed. However, you can define validation rules that can be ignored by end users by setting ResultType to Warning or Info.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_validation-how-to-highlight-invalid-properties-when-the-view-is-shown-e1524/CS/DXSample.Module/TestObject.cs#L16

private string _Error;
[RuleRequiredField(ResultType = ValidationResultType.Error)]
public string Error {

VB.NET

XAF_validation-how-to-highlight-invalid-properties-when-the-view-is-shown-e1524/VB/DXSample.Module/TestObject.vb#L20

Private _Error As String
<RuleRequiredField(ResultType := ValidationResultType.Error)> _
Public Property [Error]() As String