MaximumWeightAttribute custom attribute - usage [MaximumWeight("PropertyName", "PropertyValue", MaxWeightInt)]

MaximumWeightAttribute.cs

public class MaximumWeightAttribute : ValidationAttribute, IClientValidatable {

    private const string ERRORMSG = "Weight must not exceed {0} lbs.";

    public string DependentProperty { get; set; }
    public string DependentValue { get; set; }
    public int MaximumWeight { get; set; }

    public MaximumWeightAttribute(string dependentProperty, string dependentValue, int maximumWeight) {
        this.DependentProperty = dependentProperty;
        this.DependentValue = dependentValue;
        this.MaximumWeight = maximumWeight;
    }

    public IEnumerable<ModelClientValidationRule> GetClientValidationRules(ModelMetadata metadata, ControllerContext context) {
        var rule = new ModelClientValidationRule() {
            ErrorMessage = String.Format(ERRORMSG, this.MaximumWeight),
            ValidationType = "maximumweight",
        };

        string depProp = BuildDependentPropertyId(metadata, context as ViewContext);

        rule.ValidationParameters.Add("dependentproperty", depProp);
        rule.ValidationParameters.Add("dependentvalue", this.DependentValue);
        rule.ValidationParameters.Add("weightvalue", this.MaximumWeight);

        yield return rule;
    }

    protected override ValidationResult IsValid(object value, ValidationContext validationContext) {
        // get a reference to the property this validation depends upon
        var containerType = validationContext.ObjectInstance.GetType();
        var field = containerType.GetProperty(this.DependentProperty);

        if (field != null) {
            // get the value of the dependent property
            var dependentvalue = field.GetValue(validationContext.ObjectInstance, null);

            var weight = containerType.GetProperty(validationContext.DisplayName);
            int weightvalue = (int)weight.GetValue(validationContext.ObjectInstance, null);

            // compare the value against the target value
            if (dependentvalue == this.DependentValue && weightvalue > this.MaximumWeight) {
                // validation failed - return an error
                return new ValidationResult(String.Format(ERRORMSG, this.MaximumWeight));
            }
        }

        return ValidationResult.Success;
    }

    private string BuildDependentPropertyId(ModelMetadata metadata, ViewContext viewContext) {
        // build the ID of the property
        string depProp = viewContext.ViewData.TemplateInfo.GetFullHtmlFieldId(this.DependentProperty);
        // unfortunately this will have the name of the current field appended to the beginning,
        // because the TemplateInfo's context has had this fieldname appended to it. Instead, we
        // want to get the context as though it was one level higher (i.e. outside the current property,
        // which is the containing object (our Person), and hence the same level as the dependent property.
        var thisField = metadata.PropertyName + "_";
        if (depProp.StartsWith(thisField))
            // strip it off again
            depProp = depProp.Substring(thisField.Length);
        return depProp;
    }
}