Custom Validation Attributes: Comparing two properties in the same model

Question

Is there a way to create a custom attribute in ASP.NET Core to validate if one date property is less than other date property in a model using ValidationAttribute<

Answer 1

Based on Jaime answer and Jeffrey's comment regarding needing a single attribute for Less Than, Less Than or Equal to, Equal To, Greater Than, Greater Than or Equal to.

The below code will handle all conditions with a single attribute.

public enum ComparisonType
{
    LessThan,
    LessThanOrEqualTo,
    EqualTo,
    GreaterThan,
    GreaterThanOrEqualTo
}

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property | AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Parameter)]
public class ComparisonAttribute : ValidationAttribute
{
    private readonly string _comparisonProperty;
    private readonly ComparisonType _comparisonType;

    public ComparisonAttribute(string comparisonProperty, ComparisonType comparisonType)
    {
        _comparisonProperty = comparisonProperty;
        _comparisonType = comparisonType;
    }

    protected override ValidationResult IsValid(object value, ValidationContext validationContext)
    {
        ErrorMessage = ErrorMessageString;

        if (value.GetType() == typeof(IComparable))
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("value has not implemented IComparable interface");
        }

        var currentValue = (IComparable) value;

        var property = validationContext.ObjectType.GetProperty(_comparisonProperty);

        if (property == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("Comparison property with this name not found");
        }

        var comparisonValue = property.GetValue(validationContext.ObjectInstance);

        if (comparisonValue.GetType() == typeof(IComparable))
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("Comparison property has not implemented IComparable interface");
        }

        if (!ReferenceEquals(value.GetType(), comparisonValue.GetType()))
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("The properties types must be the same");
        }

        bool compareToResult;

        switch (_comparisonType)
        {
            case ComparisonType.LessThan:
                compareToResult = currentValue.CompareTo((IComparable) comparisonValue) >= 0;
                break;
            case ComparisonType.LessThanOrEqualTo:
                compareToResult = currentValue.CompareTo((IComparable) comparisonValue) > 0;
                break;
            case ComparisonType.EqualTo:
                compareToResult = currentValue.CompareTo((IComparable) comparisonValue) != 0;
                break;
            case ComparisonType.GreaterThan:
                compareToResult = currentValue.CompareTo((IComparable) comparisonValue) <= 0;
                break;
            case ComparisonType.GreaterThanOrEqualTo:
                compareToResult = currentValue.CompareTo((IComparable) comparisonValue) < 0;
                break;
            default:
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
        }

        return compareToResult ? new ValidationResult(ErrorMessage) : ValidationResult.Success;
    }
}

In the booking context, an example would be as follows:

public DateTime CheckInDate { get; set; }

[Comparison("CheckInDate", ComparisonType.EqualTo, ErrorMessage = "CheckOutDate must be equal to CheckInDate")]
public DateTime CheckOutDate { get; set; }