Value Object

gistfile1.cs

    /// <summary>
    /// Address
    /// For this Domain-Model, the Address is a Value-Object
    /// </summary>
    public class Address
    {
        /// For this Domain-Model, the Address is a Value-Object
        /// 'sets' are private as Value-Objects must be immutable, 
        /// so the only way to set properties is using the constructor 

        /// <summary>
        /// Get or set the city of this address 
        /// </summary>
        [StringLength(50, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Messages), ErrorMessageResourceName = "Error_BadLenght")]
        public string City { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get or set the country of this address 
        /// </summary>
        [StringLength(50, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Messages), ErrorMessageResourceName = "Error_BadLenght")]
        public string Country { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get or set the zip code
        /// </summary>
        [StringLength(20, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Messages), ErrorMessageResourceName = "Error_BadLenght")]
        [DataType(DataType.PostalCode)]
        public string ZipCode { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get or set address line 1
        /// </summary>
        [StringLength(100, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Messages), ErrorMessageResourceName = "Error_BadLenght")]
        public string AddressLine1 { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get or set address line 2
        /// </summary>
        [StringLength(100, ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Messages), ErrorMessageResourceName = "Error_BadLenght")]
        public string AddressLine2 { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a new instance of address specifying its values
        /// </summary>
        public Address(string city, string country, string zipCode, string addressLine1, string addressLine2)
        {
            this.City = city;
            this.Country = country;
            this.ZipCode = zipCode;
            this.AddressLine1 = addressLine1;
            this.AddressLine2 = addressLine2;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this object has any value
        /// </summary>
        public bool HasValue
        {
            get
            {
                return (City != null || Country != null || ZipCode != null || AddressLine1 != null || AddressLine2 != null);
            }
        }

        public  Address() { }  //required for EF

    }