/// <summary>
/// Validates <paramref name="target"/> using validation criteria specified for type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// through configuration 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>
/// <returns>A collection of with the results of the individual validations.</returns>
public static ValidationResults ValidateFromConfiguration <T>(T target)
{
Validator <T> validator = ValidationFactory.CreateValidatorFromConfiguration <T>();
return(validator.Validate(target));
}
/// <summary>
/// Validates <paramref name="target"/> using validation criteria specified for type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// through 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>
/// <returns>A collection of with the results of the individual validations.</returns>
public static ValidationResults ValidateFromAttributes <T>(T target)
{
Validator <T> validator = ValidationFactory.CreateValidatorFromAttributes <T>();
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="ruleset">The ruleset to use when validating.</param>
/// <returns>A collection of with the results of the individual validations.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">when the <paramref name="ruleset"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
public static ValidationResults Validate <T>(T target, string ruleset)
{
Validator <T> validator = ValidationFactory.CreateValidator <T>(ruleset);
return(validator.Validate(target));
}