Why can't I reference System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations?

Question

I\'m trying to use DataAnnotations in my WPF project to specify a maximum length of strings, with the following:

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;         


        

Answer 1

You have to reference the assembly in which this namespace is defined (it is not referenced by default in the visual studio templates). Open your reference manager and add a reference to the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations assembly (Solution explorer -> Add reference -> Select .Net tab -> select System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations from the list)