DefaultBodyModelValidator.Validate Method

Determines whether the model is valid and adds any validation errors to the actionContext's ModelStateDictionary.

Namespace:  System.Web.Http.Validation
Assembly:  System.Web.Http (in System.Web.Http.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Validate ( _
    model As Object, _
    type As Type, _
    metadataProvider As ModelMetadataProvider, _
    actionContext As HttpActionContext, _
    keyPrefix As String _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim instance As DefaultBodyModelValidator 
Dim model As Object 
Dim type As Type 
Dim metadataProvider As ModelMetadataProvider 
Dim actionContext As HttpActionContext 
Dim keyPrefix As String 
Dim returnValue As Boolean 

returnValue = instance.Validate(model, _
    type, metadataProvider, actionContext, _
    keyPrefix)

public bool Validate(
    Object model,
    Type type,
    ModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
    HttpActionContext actionContext,
    string keyPrefix
)

public:
virtual bool Validate(
    Object^ model, 
    Type^ type, 
    ModelMetadataProvider^ metadataProvider, 
    HttpActionContext^ actionContext, 
    String^ keyPrefix
) sealed

abstract Validate : 
        model:Object * 
        type:Type * 
        metadataProvider:ModelMetadataProvider * 
        actionContext:HttpActionContext * 
        keyPrefix:string -> bool  
override Validate : 
        model:Object * 
        type:Type * 
        metadataProvider:ModelMetadataProvider * 
        actionContext:HttpActionContext * 
        keyPrefix:string -> bool

public final function Validate(
    model : Object, 
    type : Type, 
    metadataProvider : ModelMetadataProvider, 
    actionContext : HttpActionContext, 
    keyPrefix : String
) : boolean

Parameters

• model
  Type: System.Object

  The model to be validated.

• type
  Type: System.Type

  The Type to use for validation.

• metadataProvider
  Type: System.Web.Http.Metadata.ModelMetadataProvider

  The ModelMetadataProvider used to provide the model metadata.

• actionContext
  Type: System.Web.Http.Controllers.HttpActionContext

  The HttpActionContext within which the model is being validated.

• keyPrefix
  Type: System.String

  The String to append to the key for any validation errors.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
True if model is valid, false otherwise.

Implements

IBodyModelValidator.Validate(Object, Type, ModelMetadataProvider, HttpActionContext, String)

See Also

Reference

DefaultBodyModelValidator Class

System.Web.Http.Validation Namespace