/// <summary>
/// Creates and initializes the rule.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">Object reference containing the data to validate.</param>
/// <param name="handler">The address of the method implementing <see cref="ValidationRuleHandler"/>.</param>
/// <param name="args">A <see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> object.</param>
public ValidationRuleInfo(object target, ValidationRuleHandler handler, ValidationRuleArgs args)
{
_target = target;
_handler = handler;
_args = args;
_ruleName = _handler.Method.Name + "!" + _args.ToString();
}
/// <summary>
/// Rule ensuring a String value contains one or more
/// characters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">Object containing the data to validate.</param>
/// <param name="e"><see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> containing the information about the object to be validated.</param>
/// <returns>False if the rule is broken; true otherwise.</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// This implementation uses late binding, and will only work
/// against String property values.
/// </remarks>
public static bool StringRequired(object target, ValidationRuleArgs e)
{
PropertyInfo p = target.GetType().GetProperty(e.PropertyName);
if (p != null)
{
string value = (string)p.GetValue(target, null);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(e.Description))
{
e.Description = e.FriendlyName + " is required.";
}
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Property \"{0}\" not found on object \"{1}\"", e.PropertyName, target.GetType().ToString()));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Rule that does not allow a property value to be null
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">Object containing the data to validate.</param>
/// <param name="e"><see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> containing the information about the object to be validated.</param>
/// <returns>False if the rule is broken; true otherwise.</returns>
/// <returns>Returns true if the property value is not null; false otherwise.</returns>
public static bool NotNull(object target, ValidationRuleArgs e)
{
PropertyInfo p = target.GetType().GetProperty(e.PropertyName);
if (p != null)
{
object value = p.GetValue(target, null);
if (value == null)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(e.Description))
{
e.Description = string.Format("{0} cannot be null.", e.FriendlyName);
}
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Property \"{0}\" not found on object \"{1}\"", e.PropertyName, target.GetType().ToString()));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Generic rule that determines if an object's property is greater than or equal to a particular value.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Datatype of the property to validate</typeparam>
/// <param name="target">Object containing the data to validate.</param>
/// <param name="e"><see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> containing the information about the object to be validated.</param>
/// <returns>False if the rule is broken; true otherwise.</returns>
public static bool GreaterThanOrEqualToValue <T>(object target, ValidationRuleArgs e)
{
return(CompareValues <T>(target, e as CompareValueRuleArgs <T>, CompareType.GreaterThanOrEqualTo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Generic rule that determines if an object's property is equal to a particular value.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Datatype of the property to validate</typeparam>
/// <param name="target">Object containing the data to validate.</param>
/// <param name="e"><see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> containing the information about the object to be validated.</param>
/// <returns>False if the rule is broken; true otherwise.</returns>
public static bool EqualsValue <T>(object target, ValidationRuleArgs e)
{
return(CompareValues <T>(target, e as CompareValueRuleArgs <T>, CompareType.EqualTo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Generic rule that determines if an object's property is less than a particular value.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Datatype of the property to validate</typeparam>
/// <param name="target">Object containing the data to validate.</param>
/// <param name="e"><see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> containing the information about the object to be validated.</param>
/// <returns>False if the rule is broken; true otherwise.</returns>
public static bool LessThanValue <T>(object target, ValidationRuleArgs e)
{
return(CompareValues <T>(target, e as CompareValueRuleArgs <T>, CompareType.LessThan));
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a rule to the list of validated rules.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// A rule is implemented by a method which conforms to the
/// method signature defined by the <see cref="ValidationRuleHandler" /> delegate.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="handler">The method that implements the rule.</param>
/// <param name="args">
/// A <see cref="ValidationRuleArgs"/> object specifying the property name and other arguments
/// passed to the rule method
/// </param>
public void AddRule(ValidationRuleHandler handler, ValidationRuleArgs args)
{
// get the list of rules for the property
List<ValidationRuleInfo> list = GetPropertyRules(args.PropertyName);
// we have the list, add our new rule
list.Add(new ValidationRuleInfo(_target, handler, args));
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a rule to the list of validated rules.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="handler">The method that implements the rule.</param>
/// <param name="args">
/// A <see cref="Validation.ValidationRuleArgs"/> object specifying the property name and other arguments
/// passed to the rule method
/// </param>
public void AddValidationRuleHandler(Validation.ValidationRuleHandler handler, Validation.ValidationRuleArgs args)
{
ValidationRules.AddRule(handler, args);
}