ASP.NET MVC does not add ModelError when invoking from unit test
- by Tomas Lycken
I have a model item
public class EntryInputModel
{
...
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Description is required.", AllowEmptyStrings = false)]
public virtual string Description { get; set; }
}
and a controller action
public ActionResult Add([Bind(Exclude = "Id")] EntryInputModel newEntry)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
var entry = Mapper.Map<EntryInputModel, Entry>(newEntry);
repository.Add(entry);
unitOfWork.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = entry.Id });
}
return RedirectToAction("Create");
}
When I create an EntryInputModel in a unit test, set the Description property to null and pass it to the action method, I still get ModelState.IsValid == true, even though I have debugged and verified that newEntry.Description == null.
Why doesn't this work?
