How can I validate the result in an ASP.NET MVC editor template?
- by Morten Christiansen
I have created an editor template for representing selecting from a dynamic dropdown list and it works as it should except for validation, which I have been unable to figure out. If the model has the [Required] attribute set, I want that to invalidate if the default option is selected.
The view model object that must be represented as the dropdown list is Selector:
public class Selector
{
public int SelectedId { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<Pair<int, string>> Choices { get; private set; }
public string DefaultValue { get; set; }
public Selector()
{
//For binding the object on Post
}
public Selector(IEnumerable<Pair<int, string>> choices, string defaultValue)
{
DefaultValue = defaultValue;
Choices = choices;
}
}
The editor template looks like this:
<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
<select class="template-selector" id="<%= ViewData.ModelMetadata.PropertyName %>.SelectedId" name="<%= ViewData.ModelMetadata.PropertyName %>.SelectedId">
<%
var model = ViewData.ModelMetadata.Model as QASW.Web.Mvc.Selector;
if (model != null)
{
%>
<option><%= model.DefaultValue %></option><%
foreach (var choice in model.Choices)
{
%>
<option value="<%= choice.Value1 %>"><%= choice.Value2 %></option><%
}
}
%>
</select>
I sort of got it to work by calling it from the view like this (where Category is a Selector):
<%= Html.ValidationMessageFor(n => n.Category.SelectedId)%>
But it shows the validation error for not supplying a proper number and it does not care if I set the Required attribute.
