/// <summary>
/// Validates if a string is a valid DevExpress Criteria, that can be used with rules or other filter controls
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filterString">The string that will be tested as a valid criteria</param>
/// <param name="IgnoreNullOrEmpty">Indicates if null or empty strings are ignored (default is false)</param>
/// <returns>True or false depending if the string is valid</returns>
public static bool ValidateStringAsFilterCriteria(string filterString, bool IgnoreNullOrEmpty = false)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filterString) && !IgnoreNullOrEmpty)
{
return(false);
}
CriteriaParser.Parse(filterString, out OperandValue[] opps);
if (opps.Any(o => o.Value == null))
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
