Question

I want to have the ValidationSummary errors displayed during Client Side validation. Currently the validation messages are only appears next to the field during client side validation. I use….

1. MicrosoftAjax.js
2. MicrosoftMvcAjax.js
3. MicrosoftMvcValidation.js

as my client side libraries.

There is a solution for jQuery Validation Library which is in the thread…
ASP.NET MVC ValidationSummary For Client Side Validation

Is there an easy way to do this?

I used had xVal working DataAnnotation and it was very easy enable client side validation for the validation summary.

E.g

Is there way to do this in MVC2 using MicrosoftAjax?

Answer 1

The only solution that I see is specified in the below article. Honestly why would anyone try getting validation summary control working for client side with MicrosoftAjax when there is a nice solution.

Link

My 2cents.