Validation using attributes in asp.net mvc is really nice. I have been using the [Range(min, max)]
validator this far for checking values, like e.g.:
A complete example of how this could be done. To avoid having to write client-side validation scripts, the existing ValidationType = "range" has been used.
public class MinValueAttribute : ValidationAttribute, IClientValidatable
{
private readonly double _minValue;
public MinValueAttribute(double minValue)
{
_minValue = minValue;
ErrorMessage = "Enter a value greater than or equal to " + _minValue;
}
public MinValueAttribute(int minValue)
{
_minValue = minValue;
ErrorMessage = "Enter a value greater than or equal to " + _minValue;
}
public override bool IsValid(object value)
{
return Convert.ToDouble(value) >= _minValue;
}
public IEnumerable GetClientValidationRules(ModelMetadata metadata, ControllerContext context)
{
var rule = new ModelClientValidationRule();
rule.ErrorMessage = ErrorMessage;
rule.ValidationParameters.Add("min", _minValue);
rule.ValidationParameters.Add("max", Double.MaxValue);
rule.ValidationType = "range";
yield return rule;
}
}