/// <summary>
/// Validation rule that checks if the target property specified in the ruleDescriptor meets the state abbreviation rule for the specified property.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">The target instance.</param>
/// <param name="ruleDescriptor">The ruleDescriptor of type <see cref="StateAbbreviationRuleDescriptor" />.</param>
/// <returns><c>True</c> does the target property specified in the ruleDescriptor meets the state abbreviation rule for the specified property; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">wrong rule passed to ruleDescriptor</exception>
/// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">State abbreviation validation rule can only be applied to String properties</exception>
public static Boolean StateAbbreviationRule(Object target, RuleDescriptorBase ruleDescriptor)
{
var args = ruleDescriptor as StateAbbreviationRuleDescriptor;
if (args == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException($"Wrong rule passed to StateAbbreviationRule {ruleDescriptor.GetType()}");
}
if (args.ValidateForUnitedStatesOnly == ValidateUnitedStatesOnly.Yes)
{
var pi = PclReflection.GetPropertyInfo(target, "Country");
if (pi == null)
{
return(true);
}
if (Convert.ToString(pi.GetValue(target, null)) != "United States")
{
return(true);
}
}
var objPi = PclReflection.GetPropertyInfo(target, args.PropertyName);
if (objPi.PropertyType != typeof(String))
{
throw new NotSupportedException("State abbreviation validation rule can only be applied to String properties");
}
var state = Convert.ToString(objPi.GetValue(target, null));
if (args.RequiredEntry == RequiredEntry.Yes)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(state))
{
ruleDescriptor.BrokenRuleDescription = $"{RuleDescriptorBase.GetPropertyFriendlyName(ruleDescriptor)} was null or empty but is a required field";
return(false);
}
}
else
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(state))
{
return(true);
}
}
if (StateAbbreviationValidator.CreateInstance().IsValid(state))
{
return(true);
}
args.BrokenRuleDescription = $"The entered value {state} is not a valid state abbreviation";
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates the instance or returns the previously created instance.
/// </summary>
/// <returns><see cref="StateAbbreviationValidator"/>; if not previously created will return a new instance of <see cref="StateAbbreviationValidator"/>.</returns>
public static StateAbbreviationValidator CreateInstance()
{
return(_instance ?? (_instance = new StateAbbreviationValidator()));
}