/// <summary>
/// Validates the to check whether it is a <see cref="ScalarParameterType"/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="quantityKind">
/// A <see cref="QuantityKind"/>
/// </param>
/// <param name="scale">
/// The <see cref="MeasurementScale"/>
/// </param>
/// <param name="value">
/// the string representation of a <see cref="ScalarParameterType"/> value
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// a <see cref="ValidationResult"/> that carries the <see cref="ValidationResultKind"/> and an optional message.
/// </returns>
public static ValidationResult Validate(this QuantityKind quantityKind, MeasurementScale scale, string value)
{
ValidationResult result;
if (value == DefaultValue)
{
result.ResultKind = ValidationResultKind.Valid;
result.Message = string.Empty;
return(result);
}
result = scale.Validate(value);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Validates the to check whether it is a <see cref="ScalarParameterType"/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="quantityKind">
/// A <see cref="QuantityKind"/>
/// </param>
/// <param name="scale">
/// The <see cref="MeasurementScale"/>
/// </param>
/// <param name="value">
/// The value that is to be validated.
/// </param>
/// <param name="provider">
/// The <see cref="IFormatProvider"/> used to validate, if set to null <see cref="CultureInfo.CurrentCulture"/> will be used.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// a <see cref="ValidationResult"/> that carries the <see cref="ValidationResultKind"/> and an optional message.
/// </returns>
public static ValidationResult Validate(this QuantityKind quantityKind, MeasurementScale scale, object value, IFormatProvider provider = null)
{
ValidationResult result;
if (scale == null)
{
Logger.Error("The scale is null with a quantity kind as the parameter type.");
result.ResultKind = ValidationResultKind.Invalid;
result.Message = "The scale is null with a quantity kind as the parameter type.";
return(result);
}
var stringValue = value as string;
if (stringValue != null && stringValue == DefaultValue)
{
result.ResultKind = ValidationResultKind.Valid;
result.Message = string.Empty;
return(result);
}
result = scale.Validate(value, provider);
return(result);
}