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user1428798

Reputation: 1546

Conditional rangevalidator +MVC

In a model of my ASP.NET MVC application I would like validate a textbox as required only if a specific checkbox is checked.

Something like

public bool retired {get, set};

[RangeIf("retired",20,50)]
public int retirementAge {get, set};

How can I do that?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 643

Answers (1)

ataravati
ataravati

Reputation: 9155

You need to create your custom validation attribute like this:

public class RangeIfAttribute : ValidationAttribute
{
    protected RangeAttribute _innerAttribute;

    public string DependentProperty { get; set; }

    public RangeIfAttribute(string dependentProperty, int minimum, int maximum)
    {
        _innerAttribute = new RangeAttribute(minimum, maximum);
        DependentProperty = dependentProperty;
    }

    public RangeIfAttribute(string dependentProperty, double minimum, double maximum)
    {
        _innerAttribute = new RangeAttribute(minimum, maximum);
        DependentProperty = dependentProperty;
    }

    public RangeIfAttribute(string dependentProperty, Type type, string minimum, string maximum)
    {
        _innerAttribute = new RangeAttribute(type, minimum, maximum);
        DependentProperty = dependentProperty;
    }

    public override string FormatErrorMessage(string name)
    {
        return _innerAttribute.FormatErrorMessage(name);
    }

    protected override ValidationResult IsValid(object value, ValidationContext validationContext)
    {
        // get a reference to the property this validation depends upon
        var containerType = validationContext.ObjectInstance.GetType();
        var field = containerType.GetProperty(DependentProperty);

        if (field != null && field.PropertyType.Equals(typeof(bool)))
        {
            // get the value of the dependent property                
            var dependentValue = (bool)(field.GetValue(validationContext.ObjectInstance, null));

            // if dependentValue is true...
            if (dependentValue)
            {
                if (!_innerAttribute.IsValid(value))
                    // validation failed - return an error
                    return new ValidationResult(FormatErrorMessage(validationContext.DisplayName), new[] { validationContext.MemberName });
            }
        }

        return ValidationResult.Success;
    }
}

Then, you can use it in your Model just like in your question.

Upvotes: 1

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