Using WPF Validation rules and the disabling of a 'Save' button

On the codebehind for the view you could wireup the Validation.ErrorEvent like so;

this.AddHandler(Validation.ErrorEvent,new RoutedEventHandler(OnErrorEvent)); 

And then

private int errorCount;
private void OnErrorEvent(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    var validationEventArgs = e as ValidationErrorEventArgs;
    if (validationEventArgs  == null)
        throw new Exception("Unexpected event args");
    switch(validationEventArgs.Action)
    {
        case ValidationErrorEventAction.Added:
            {
                errorCount++; break;
            }
        case ValidationErrorEventAction.Removed:
            {
                errorCount--; break;
            }
        default:
            {
                throw new Exception("Unknown action");
            }
    }
    Save.IsEnabled = errorCount == 0;
}

This makes the assumption that you will get notified of the removal (which won't happen if you remove the offending element while it is invalid).

int count = 0;

private void LayoutRoot_BindingValidationError(object sender, ValidationErrorEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Action == ValidationErrorEventAction.Added)
    {
        button1.IsEnabled = false;
        count++;
    }
    if (e.Action == ValidationErrorEventAction.Removed)
    {                
        count--;
        if (count == 0) button1.IsEnabled = true;
    }
}

Here is the complete sample what you need.

http://codeblitz.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/wpf-validation-made-easy-with-idataerrorinfo/

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=2c6600f1c1d5e3be&id=2C6600F1C1D5E3BE%21203

You want to use Validation.HasError attached property.

Along the same lines Josh Smith has an interesting read on Binding to (Validation.Errors)[0] without Creating Debug Spew.