public virtual List<ValidationError> Validate(Contact contact)
{
var validator = contact
.Validate(new ValidationOptions { StopOnFirstError = false })
.IsNotNullOrEmpty(c => c.FirstName, "First Name is mandatory.")
.IsNotNullOrEmpty(c => c.LastName, "Last Name is mandatory.")
// Method 1, using predicates
.IfThen(c => c.Organization != null, "Organization title and address are mandatory.",
c => !c.Organization.Name.IsNullOrEmpty(),
c => !c.Organization.OfficeAddress.AddressLine1.IsNullOrEmpty(),
c => !c.Organization.OfficeAddress.AddressLine2.IsNullOrEmpty(),
c => !c.Organization.OfficeAddress.City.IsNullOrEmpty(),
c => !c.Organization.OfficeAddress.Country.IsNullOrEmpty(),
c => !c.Organization.OfficeAddress.Zipcode.IsNullOrEmpty()
)
// Method 2, using other validators
.IfThen(c => c.Organization != null, "Job details are incorrect",
c => c.CurrentJob.Validate(new ValidationOptions { StopOnFirstError = false })
.IsNotNullOrEmpty(j => j.Title, "Job title is mandatory")
.IfThen(j => j.To.HasValue, "Job To date should be after job from date",
j => j.From > j.To
)
)
// Method 3, using saved validation rules
// Assumes that we have saved a validation for address.
.IfThen(c => c.Organization != null, "Office address is mandatory if person is currently working",
c => c.BusinessAddress.ValidateUsing("Default_Validation")
);
return validator.Errors.ToList();
}
public ContactBuilder()
{
_contact = new Contact();
}