Data Annotation Ranges of Dates

Question

Is it possible to use [Range] annotation for dates?

something like

[Range(typeof(DateTime), DateTime.MinValue.ToString(), DateTime.To         


        

Answer 1

For those rare occurrences when you are forced to write a date as a string (when using attributes), I highly recommend using the ISO-8601 notation. That eliminates any confusion as to whether 01/02/2004 is january 2nd or february 1st.

[Range(typeof(DateTime), "2004-12-01", "2004-12-31",
    ErrorMessage = "Value for {0} must be between {1} and {2}")]
public datetime Something { get; set;}