I am trying to get client validation working in MVC3 using data annotations. I have looked at similar posts including this MVC3 Client side validation not working for the answer.
I'm using an EF data model. I created a partial class like this for my validations.
[MetadataType(typeof(Post_Validation))]
public partial class Post
{
}
public class Post_Validation
{
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Title is required")]
[StringLength(5, ErrorMessage = "Title may not be longer than 5 characters")]
public string Title { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Text is required")]
[DataType(DataType.MultilineText)]
public string Text { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Publish Date is required")]
[DataType(DataType.DateTime)]
public DateTime PublishDate { get; set; }
}
My cshtml page includes the following.
<h2>Create</h2>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
@using (Html.BeginForm()) {
@Html.ValidationSummary(true)
Post
<div class="editor-label">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Title)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Title)
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Title)
</div>
<div class="editor-label">
@Html.LabelFor(model => model.Text)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
@Html.EditorFor(model => model.Text)
@Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Text)
Web Config:
<appSettings>
<add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true" />
<add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true" />
Layout:
<head>
<title>@ViewBag.Title</title>
<link href="@Url.Content("~/Content/Site.css")" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery-1.4.4.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
So, the Multiline Text annotation works and creates a text area. But none of the validations work client side. I don't know what i might be missing. Any ideas?? i can post more information if needed. Thanks!
