[Mono-dev] StringLengthAttribute: Inconsistent behavior with .net

[Eddy Zavaleta]

Hi,

I was testing my ASP.NET MVC 3 app on mono 2.10.5 and I have found that
mono's StringLengthAttribute class (System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations)
have an inconsistency for localized error messages. In MS .NET the
formatting function (FormatErrorMessage) supports 3 indexed placeholders
(field name, maximum length, minimum length) for error message string and
mono only supports the first two.

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Create a class using StringLength validation.
2. Use "{2}" inside the ErrorMessage string.
3. Test the validation.

Code snippet:
public class TestModel
{
    public TestModel()
    {
    }

    [StringLength(10, MinimumLength = 3, ErrorMessage = "{0} must be between
{2} and {1} characters.")]
    public string TestProperty { get; set; }
}

Actual Results:
System.FormatException: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to
zero and less than the size of the argument list.

Expected Results:
Correct formatted message: "TestProperty must be between 3 and 10
characters."

I have attach a patch that fix the problem.

-- 
Eddy Zavaleta
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