ValidationMessageFor is not showing for some fields ? MVC EF - entity-framework

Question

My Controller ActionMethod For create View is,
public ActionResult Create(int id=0)
{
Employee emp = new Employee();
ViewBag.TribeId = new SelectList(db.Tribes, "TribeId", "TribeName");
return View(emp);
}
I have EF model Employee that is,
public partial class Employee
{
public int EmpIoyeeId { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "FirstName", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
[Required(ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource),
ErrorMessageResourceName = "FirstNameRequired")]
public string FirstName { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Secondname", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
[Required(ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource),
ErrorMessageResourceName = "SecondnameRequired")]
public string Secondname { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "TribeId", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
[Required(ErrorMessageResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource),
ErrorMessageResourceName = "TribeIdRequired")]
public int TribeId { get; set; }
public virtual Tribe Tribe { get; set; }
}
Here, TribeId is Fk in Employee table and Employee EF class
my View page is like,
#model Structure.Employee
#using (Html.BeginForm()
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div class="form-horizontal">
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.FirstName, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-sm-4" })
<div class="col-sm-8">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.FirstName, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FirstName, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.Secondname, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-sm-4" })
<div class="col-sm-8">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.Secondname, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Secondname, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.TribeId, #Resource.TribeName, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-sm-4" })
<div class="col-sm-8">
#Html.DropDownList("TribeId", null, htmlAttributes: new { #class = "form-control" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.TribeId, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
}
Now it is working for FirstName and Second name but i dont understand why it is not showing for validation message for TribeId ? I have already check resource file for showing validation message that all is fine.
Hopes for your suggestions.
Thanks

Answer 1

This is what I did in order for the TribeId validation to work
First in your action
public ActionResult Create(int id=0)
{
Employee emp = new Employee();
ViewBag.Tribes = new SelectList(db.Tribes, "TribeId", "TribeName");
return View(emp);
}
and in your view use the following
<div class="form-group">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.TribeId, "tribe", htmlAttributes: new { #class = "control-label col-sm-4" })
<div class="col-sm-8">
#Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.TribeId, (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.Tribes, "Select Tribe")
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.TribeId, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
Hope this helps