Validate dynamically added control

Question

How can I add the dynamically added control to validation?

    @*@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Middlename)*@
    

        
      

Answer 1

It is technically feasible to add to the MVC client side validation by pushing values into the "window.mvcClientValidationMetadata" array of validators. There's a pretty good article here which shows some of the scripts and techniques involved. This will not help you with server side validation, but as the client won't get this input without javascript you have mitigated this.

I would normally apply a more standard progressive enhancement pattern to this. Create the middle name input by default, and implement standard MVC validators. Then use jQuery to hide it unless (or until) required. Of course this may not fit with your requirements, but if it does, then I'd argue that's a better methodology.