Custom DataAnnotations Validator Derived from RegularExpressionAttribute

Question

The Gu provides an example of how you might create a custom validator that overrides RegularExpressionAttribute .

The advantage of this is that you don\'t have to cr

Answer 1

If u wanna a client validation, you should Register a server-side adapter for remote validation.

See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee336030.aspx

and here: http://bradwilson.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/remote-validation-with-aspnet-mvc-2.html

Answer 2

Cracked it! Add the following to Global.asax.cs Application_Start()

DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider.RegisterAdapter(typeof(NameAttribute), typeof(RegularExpressionAttributeAdapter));