Required attribute for an integer value

asp.net-mvc data-annotations
user256034 picture user256034 · Jul 12, 2011 · Viewed 34.5k times · Source

I have a viewmodel with an Id property

[Required]
public int Id { get; set; }

But I think this attribute is working only for string properties.

When no Id is set, Id has value 0 and the model is valid.

How can I enforce that if no value for a int property is set, the model will be invalid ?

Answer

Lee Smith picture Lee Smith · Jul 12, 2011

Use the Range Attribute.

Set minimum to 1 and maximum to int.MaxValue

[Range(1, int.MaxValue, ErrorMessage = "Value for {0} must be between {1} and {2}.")]

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