FluentValidation how to check for Length if string is not null?

c# fluentvalidation
balexandre picture balexandre · Jul 27, 2015 · Viewed 14.3k times · Source

I'm testing a PUT with two string:

company.CurrencyCode = request.CurrencyCode ?? company.CurrencyCode;
company.CountryIso2 = request.Country ?? company.CountryIso2;

and I tried with a rule like:

public UpdateCompanyValidator()
{
    RuleSet(ApplyTo.Put, () =>
    {
        RuleFor(r => r.CountryIso2)
              .Length(2)
              .When(x => !x.Equals(null));

        RuleFor(r => r.CurrencyCode)
              .Length(3)
              .When(x => !x.Equals(null));
    });
}

as I don't mind to get a null on those properties, but I would like to test the Length when the property is not a null.

What is the best way to apply rules when a property is nullable and we just want to test if it's not null?

Answer

Michal Dymel picture Michal Dymel · Jul 27, 2015

One of the ways would be: 

public class ModelValidation : AbstractValidator<Model>
{
    public ModelValidation()
    {
        RuleFor(x => x.Country).Must(x => x == null || x.Length >= 2);
    }
}

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