How do I use IValidatableObject?

Question

I understand that IValidatableObject is used to validate an object in a way that lets one compare properties against each other.

I\'d still like to have

Answer 1

The problem with the accepted answer is that it now depends on the caller for the object to be properly validated. I would either remove the RangeAttribute and do the range validation inside the Validate method or I would create a custom attribute subclassing RangeAttribute that takes the name of the required property as an argument on the constructor.

For example:

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = false)]
class RangeIfTrueAttribute : RangeAttribute
{
    private readonly string _NameOfBoolProp;

    public RangeIfTrueAttribute(string nameOfBoolProp, int min, int max) : base(min, max)
    {
        _NameOfBoolProp = nameOfBoolProp;
    }

    public RangeIfTrueAttribute(string nameOfBoolProp, double min, double max) : base(min, max)
    {
        _NameOfBoolProp = nameOfBoolProp;
    }

    protected override ValidationResult IsValid(object value, ValidationContext validationContext)
    {
        var property = validationContext.ObjectType.GetProperty(_NameOfBoolProp);
        if (property == null)
            return new ValidationResult($"{_NameOfBoolProp} not found");

        var boolVal = property.GetValue(validationContext.ObjectInstance, null);

        if (boolVal == null || boolVal.GetType() != typeof(bool))
            return new ValidationResult($"{_NameOfBoolProp} not boolean");

        if ((bool)boolVal)
        {
            return base.IsValid(value, validationContext);
        }
        return null;
    }
}