/// <summary>
/// Validates <paramref name="target"/> using validation criteria specified for type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// through configuration and attributes on type <typeparamref name="T"/> and its ancestors for the default ruleset.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to validate.</typeparam>
/// <param name="target">The instance of <typeparamref name="T"/> to validate.</param>
/// <param name="source">The source of validation information.</param>
/// <returns>A collection of with the results of the individual validations.</returns>
public static ValidationResults Validate <T>(T target, ValidationSpecificationSource source)
{
Type targetType = target != null?target.GetType() : typeof(T);
Validator validator = ValidationFactory.CreateValidator(targetType, source);
return(validator.Validate(target));
}
/// <summary>
/// Validates <paramref name="target"/> using validation criteria specified for type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// through configuration and attributes on type <typeparamref name="T"/> and its ancestors for the supplied ruleset.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to validate.</typeparam>
/// <param name="target">The instance of <typeparamref name="T"/> to validate.</param>
/// <param name="source">The source of validation information.</param>
/// <param name="rulesets">The rulesets to use when validating.</param>
/// <returns>A collection of with the results of the individual validations.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">when the <paramref name="rulesets"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
public static ValidationResults Validate <T>(T target, ValidationSpecificationSource source, params string[] rulesets)
{
if (rulesets == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("rulesets");
}
Type targetType = target != null?target.GetType() : typeof(T);
ValidationResults resultsReturned = new ValidationResults();
foreach (string ruleset in rulesets)
{
Validator validator = ValidationFactory.CreateValidator(targetType, ruleset, source);
foreach (ValidationResult validationResult in validator.Validate(target))
{
resultsReturned.AddResult(validationResult);
}
}
return(resultsReturned);
}
