Source Schema for the Validation Application Block
This topic lists the elements and attributes used to configure the Validation Application Block. The configuration file has the following section-handler declaration:
<configSections>
<section name="validation"
type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation.Configuration.ValidationSettings,
Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation" />
</configSections>
The section-handler declaration contains the name of the configuration settings section and the name of the section-handler class that processes configuration data in that section. The name of the configuration settings section is validation. The name of the section-handler class is Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Validation.Configuration.ValidationSettings.
validation Element
This element specifies the configuration of a Validation Application Block. This element is required. The following table lists the attributes for the validation element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
configProtectionProvider |
This attribute is the name of the provider that encrypts and decrypts the configuration file. Possible values are RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider and DataProtectionConfigurationProvider. |
The validation element can contain one or more type child elements, and can contain an EncryptedData element if the content is encrypted.
EncryptedData Element
The EncryptedData element is a child of the validation element. The following table lists the attributes for the EncryptedData element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
xmlns |
The namespace declaration. For more information, see the W3C XML Encryption Syntax and Processing recommendation. |
Note
The EncryptedData element appears only within files that are encrypted.
type Element
This element is a child of the validation element. It defines a type that will be validated. The following table lists the attributes for the type element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
assemblyName |
The name of the assembly that contains the type to be validated. |
defaultRuleset |
The name of the default rule set. |
name |
The name of the type to be validated. |
The type element can contain one or more ruleset child elements
Note
The type element and its content appear only within files that are NOT encrypted.
ruleset Element
This element is a child of the type element. It contains the details of all the validators for this type. The following table lists the attributes for the ruleset element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
name |
The name of the rule set |
The ruleset element can contain one or more of the following elements:
- A fields element that lists the validated fields for a specified object type
- A methods element that lists the validated method for a specified object type
- A properties element that lists the validated properties for a specified object type
- One or more validator elements that define the validators applied to this type
fields Element
This element is a child of the ruleset element. It contains one or more field elements.
field Element
This element is a child of the fields element. It defines a field that will be validated. The following table lists the attributes for the field element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
name |
The name of the field. |
The field element can contain one or more validator elements.
methods Element
This element is a child of the ruleset element. It contains one or more method elements.
method Element
This element is a child of the methods element. It defines a method that will be validated. The following table lists the attributes for the method element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
name |
The name of the method. |
The method element can contain one or more validator elements.
properties Element
This element is a child of the ruleset element. It contains one or more property elements.
property Element
This element is a child of the properties element. It defines a property that will be validated. The following table lists the attributes for the property element.
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
name |
The name of the property. |
The property element can contain one or more validator elements.
validator Element
The validator element is a child of the ruleset, field, method, and property elements. If part of a composite validator, it can be the child of another validator element. This element specifies a validator that validates the type, field, method, or property. All validators have a name attribute that specifies the name of the validator, a type attribute that defines the type of the validator, and other attributes that are specific to each validator. For more information on the properties for each type of validator, see Using the Validation Block Validators.