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Can I take advantage of ASP.NET MVC model validation features (for example using [StringLength(n)] and other validation attributes on model class properties) without using Entity Framework? I want to gain the benefit of this validation functionality during model binding but I want to use a different ORM for my data access.

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Model validation features such as StringLengthAttribute are attributes in the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations namespace and have nothing to do with the Entity Framework. Just add the attribute to a property in your view model. For example

public class MyModel
{
  [StringLength(10, ErrorMessage="The name must be at least {1} characters"))]
  public string Name { get; set; }
}
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