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

Question

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?

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '15 at 15:13

24

One of the ways would be:

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

answered Jul 27 '15 at 15:13

Michal Dymel

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score 21 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 16 '16 at 15:56

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I prefer the following syntax:

When(m => m.CountryIso2 != null,
     () => {
         RuleFor(m => m.CountryIso2)
             .Length(2);
     );

answered Aug 16 '16 at 15:56

StoriKnow

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered May 02 '18 at 11:59

Best syntax for me:

RuleFor(t => t.DocumentName)
            .NotEmpty()
            .WithMessage("message")
            .DependentRules(() =>
                {
                    RuleFor(d2 => d2.DocumentName).MaximumLength(200)
                        .WithMessage(string.Format(stringLocalizer[""message""], 200));
                });

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

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