This is my first time using Entity Framework and I need to globalize validation messages.
As for now, the best approach that I've found is using something like this:
Entity
public class Entity
{
[Display(Name = "Entity_Field", ResourceType = typeof (Resources))]
[StringLength(128, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof (Resources), ErrorMessageResourceName = "StringLengthMessage")]
[Required(AllowEmptyStrings = false, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof (Resources), ErrorMessageResourceName = "RequiredMessage")]
public string Field { get; set; }
}
Resources
| Name | Value | Comment |
|:-------------------:|:-----------------------------------:|:-------:|
| Entity_Field |Field Name | |
| RequiredMessage |{0} is required | |
| StringLengthMessage |{0} maximum length is {1} characters | |
As you can see, using this strategy will force me to write a lot of repeated code and make the code harder to read (a very personal opinion).
I was looking for something more like this:
App.conf Using default message keys as in here
<entityFramework>
<defaultErrorMessageResourceType>Project.Properties.Resources</defaultErrorMessageResourceType>
</entityFramework>
Entity
public class Entity {
[StringLength(128)]
[Display(Name = "Entity_Field")]
[Required(AllowEmptyStrings = false)]
public string Field { get; set; }
}
Resources
| Name | Value | Comment |
|:-------------------------------------:|:-----------------------------------:|:-------:|
| Entity_Field |Field Name | |
| RequiredAttribute_ValidationError |{0} is required | |
| StringLengthAttribute_ValidationError |{0} maximum length is {1} characters | |
