RuleSet.ValidateTarget(IObjectSpace, Object, ContextIdentifiers) Method

Silently validates an object (without raising the RuleSet.ValidationCompleted event and throwing the ValidationException) and returns a result.

Namespace: DevExpress.Persistent.Validation

Assembly: DevExpress.Persistent.Base.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public RuleSetValidationResult ValidateTarget(
    IObjectSpace targetObjectSpace,
    object target,
    ContextIdentifiers contextIDs
)

VB.NET

Public Function ValidateTarget(
    targetObjectSpace As IObjectSpace,
    target As Object,
    contextIDs As ContextIdentifiers
) As RuleSetValidationResult

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
targetObjectSpace	IObjectSpace	An IObjectSpace used by a validation target.
target	Object	An object for which to check the RuleSet.
contextIDs	ContextIdentifiers	The set of validation contexts. Default contexts are stored in the DefaultContexts enumeration.

Returns

Type	Description
DevExpress.Persistent.Validation.RuleSetValidationResult	The result of validation.

Remarks

This method raises the RuleSet.RuleValidated event.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-test-validation-rules-e2473/CS/TestValidation.UnitTests/EmployeeValidationTests.cs#L25

result = ruleSet.ValidateTarget(objectSpace, employee, DefaultContexts.Save);
Assert.AreEqual(ValidationState.Invalid,

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-test-validation-rules-e2473/VB/TestValidation.UnitTests/EmployeeValidationTests.vb#L26

result = ruleSet.ValidateTarget(objectSpace, employee, DefaultContexts.Save)
Assert.AreEqual(ValidationState.Invalid, result.GetResultItem(EmployeeValidationRules.EmployeeNameIsRequired).State)