/// <summary>
/// Override the method to implement custom
/// field level validation.
/// By default FluentValidation is applied
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entity"></param>
/// <returns>
/// True is object is valid. False if not. In addition validator
/// should populate collection of ValidationMessages
/// </returns>
protected virtual bool FieldValidation(T entity)
{
var attrs = this.GetType().GetCustomAttributes(typeof(ValidatorAttribute), true);
foreach (var attr in attrs)
{
var valattr = attr as ValidatorAttribute;
if (valattr != null)
{
var validator = Activator.CreateInstance(valattr.ValidatorType) as IValidator;
if (validator != null)
{
var validationResult = validator.Validate(entity);
var errors = validationResult.Errors;
foreach (var validationFailure in errors)
{
entity.ValidationMessages.Add(ValidationMessage.Create(validationFailure));
}
}
}
}
return(entity.ValidationMessages.Count == 0);
}
