Disable ASP.NET MVC validation

Question

I have a simple ViewModel class in my asp.net mvc application.

public class DestinationViewModel
{
     [Display(Name = "Country")]
     [some validation attributes]
     public string CountryName { get; set; }

     [Display(Name = "Destination")]
     [some validation attributes]
     public string DestinationName { get; set; }

     public DateTime? DepartureDate { get; set; }

     public DateTime? ArrivalDate { get; set; }
}

When i pass data to controller my application shows validation errors on invalid departure and arrival date. But i donnt want such behavior. Is there any way(attribute) to disable validation only on DepartureDate and ArrivalDate fields?

@jrummell Usual ASP.NET validation message: "The value '21321' is not valid for ArrivalDate." — Neir0
– Neir0, Commented Oct 22, 2012 at 15:29

James · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 15:40:26Z

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The MVC data binder will attempt to convert which ever value you put in your input field to it's corresponding ViewModel type. In your scenario, you are passing "21321" which obviously isn't going to work as it's not valid Date/Time.

Either pass a valid DateTime string value or leave it empty (as the field is nullable).

Tip - It's usually a good idea from a users point of view to make date fields readonly and provide a date picker of some sort to avoid issues with manually entering valid date formats.

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 15:40

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Neir0 Over a year ago

Sure i can write to input any value but users of my application do not so careful. And my PM too.

Mike Richter Over a year ago

You can also try defining your own LooseDateTime type and then write a custom modelbinder for it. This gives you the maximum flexibility it sounds like you're looking for.

jrummell Over a year ago

@Neir0 isn't the whole point of validation to make sure users carefully enter input values?

James Over a year ago

@Neir0 that's exactly my point, don't allow users to enter their own values for things as dates because if you ever changed format etc it would affect the end users.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:12:12Z

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If you want to write anything you want, then use string, not DateTime? or use one of this solutions:

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:12

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answered Oct 22, 2012 at 15:46

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