Questions tagged [isrequired]
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Is the DataMember IsRequired attribute in combination with a Nullable type contradictory?
I came across this today in a WCF contract:
[DataMember(IsRequired = true)]
public DateTime? LastModified { get; set; }
What are the consequences of IsRequired = True and a nullable DateTime? They appear to be contradictory to each other.

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Adding a DataMember to an existing DataContract in WCF
I would like to add a DataMember to one of my DataContracts. I would like to know how existing servers and clients will behave in the presence of a new DataMember if one of the parties isn't updated.
I recall there is a way to make the DataMember…

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MVC HtmlHelper vs FluentValidation 3.1: Troubles getting ModelMetadata IsRequired
I created a HtmlHelper for Label that puts a star after the name of that Label if associated field is required:
public static MvcHtmlString LabelForR(
this HtmlHelper html, Expression>…

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WCF Data Contract - best/cleanest way to enforce required values?
I have a WCF data contract with a bunch of properties of primitive types like int and decimal, and DateTime (which is, of course, a struct).
My co-worker suggested making them all nullable and then validating required values on the service end by…

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React: isRequired is not working when having a default prop for that required property
I have a field score which is required. I want to provide a default value for it as a fallback, so the warning will be displayed in console but the app will work as normal meanwhile.
Score.defaultProps = {
dot : false,
score:…

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Works incompelete Fluent API in migration
I created a model called ProductCategory (image #1) and configured this class using the Fluent API method (image #2), but unfortunately when I create Migration, all the configurations including the main key, the length of the allowed character…

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WCF - IsRequired doesn't cause an exception, even when the client doesn't supply the required value
I have a simple entity, and one of its property is required:
[DataContract]
public class Person
{
[DataMember]
public string FirstName { get; set; }
[DataMember (IsRequired=true)]
public string LastName { get;…

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WCF IDictionary - How to indicate that TValue can be null?
Basically, I want to pass back the following in my WCF service:
[DataMember(IsRequired = true)]
IDictionary objects { get; set; }
How can I make it so that the MyObj can be null so that when I receive it on the other end it doesn't…

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Should I null or add new "not selected" values?
I have an MVVM application, EF code first.
In my model I have an Appointment entity and this entity has navigation properties which are Types such as AppointmentType; AppointmentDuration; AppointmentConsultant. These were all specified as 1-1 in…

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