Support user overrides of three more framework-provided `ModelState`-related messages

- #3215
- add new accessor properties to `IModelBindingMessageProvider` and plumb them through
  - use in `ModelStateDictionary` when handling a `FormatException` or `OverflowException`
  - use in `ValidationHelpers` when handling a `ModelError` with `null` `ErrorMessage`
- add new `ModelExplorer` parameter to `IHtmlGenerator.GenerateValidationMessage()`
  - plumb through to `ValidationHelpers.GetModelErrorMessageOrDefault()`

Started from work @kichalla did on the `kiran/movemessages-to-messageprovider` branch in #3775.

nits:
- use helper methods more consistently in `HtmlHelper<T>`; slightly improves error checking
- remove unused `Resources` class from `Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc`
- make `ValidationHelpers` class `public`; already in `.Internal` namespace
  - split `GetUserErrorMessageOrDefault()` in two; rename to `GetModelErrorMessageOrDefault()`
- fix some #YOLO wrapping

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/Metadata/IModelBindingMessageProvider.cs

@@ -30,5 +30,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>Default <see cref="string"/> is "The value '{0}' is invalid.".</value>
         Func<string, string> ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Error message the model binding system adds when <see cref="ModelError.Exception"/> is of type
+        /// <see cref="FormatException"/> or <see cref="OverflowException"/> and value is known.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>Default <see cref="string"/> is "The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.".</value>
+        Func<string, string, string> AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Error message the model binding system adds when <see cref="ModelError.Exception"/> is of type
+        /// <see cref="FormatException"/> or <see cref="OverflowException"/> and value is unknown.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>Default <see cref="string"/> is "The supplied value is invalid for {0}.".</value>
+        Func<string, string> UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Fallback error message HTML and tag helpers display when a property is invalid but the
+        /// <see cref="ModelError"/>s have <c>null</c> <see cref="ModelError.ErrorMessage"/>s.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>Default <see cref="string"/> is "The value '{0}' is invalid.".</value>
+        Func<string, string> ValueIsInvalidAccessor { get; }
     }
 }

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/ModelStateDictionary.cs

@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 string errorMessage;
                 if (entry == null)
                 {
-                    errorMessage = Resources.FormatModelError_InvalidValue_GenericMessage(name);
+                    errorMessage = metadata.ModelBindingMessageProvider.UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor(name);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    errorMessage = Resources.FormatModelError_InvalidValue_MessageWithModelValue(
+                    errorMessage = metadata.ModelBindingMessageProvider.AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor(
                         entry.AttemptedValue,
                         name);
                 }

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -282,38 +282,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("BindingSource_MustBeGreedy"), p0, p1);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The supplied value is invalid for {0}.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string ModelError_InvalidValue_GenericMessage
-        {
-            get { return GetString("ModelError_InvalidValue_GenericMessage"); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The supplied value is invalid for {0}.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string FormatModelError_InvalidValue_GenericMessage(object p0)
-        {
-            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("ModelError_InvalidValue_GenericMessage"), p0);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string ModelError_InvalidValue_MessageWithModelValue
-        {
-            get { return GetString("ModelError_InvalidValue_MessageWithModelValue"); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string FormatModelError_InvalidValue_MessageWithModelValue(object p0, object p1)
-        {
-            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("ModelError_InvalidValue_MessageWithModelValue"), p0, p1);
-        }
-
         private static string GetString(string name, params string[] formatterNames)
         {
             var value = _resourceManager.GetString(name);

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions/Resources.resx

@@ -168,10 +168,4 @@
   <data name="BindingSource_MustBeGreedy" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The provided binding source '{0}' is not a greedy data source. '{1}' only supports greedy data sources.</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ModelError_InvalidValue_GenericMessage" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The supplied value is invalid for {0}.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ModelError_InvalidValue_MessageWithModelValue" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.</value>
-  </data>
 </root>

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Internal/MvcCoreMvcOptionsSetup.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Internal
             messageProvider.MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = Resources.FormatModelBinding_MissingBindRequiredMember;
             messageProvider.MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = Resources.FormatKeyValuePair_BothKeyAndValueMustBePresent;
             messageProvider.ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = Resources.FormatModelBinding_NullValueNotValid;
+            messageProvider.AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid;
+            messageProvider.UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid;
+            messageProvider.ValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatHtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid;
 
             // Set up ModelBinding
             options.ModelBinders.Add(new BinderTypeBasedModelBinder());

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/EmptyModelMetadataProvider.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                     MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = Resources.FormatModelBinding_MissingBindRequiredMember,
                     MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = Resources.FormatKeyValuePair_BothKeyAndValueMustBePresent,
                     ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = Resources.FormatModelBinding_NullValueNotValid,
+                    AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid,
+                    UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid,
+                    ValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatHtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid,
                 };
             }
         }

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelBindingMessageProvider.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
         private Func<string, string> _missingBindRequiredValueAccessor;
         private Func<string> _missingKeyOrValueAccessor;
         private Func<string, string> _valueMustNotBeNullAccessor;
+        private Func<string, string, string> _attemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor;
+        private Func<string, string> _unknownValueIsInvalidAccessor;
+        private Func<string, string> _valueIsInvalidAccessor;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ModelBindingMessageProvider"/> class.
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
             MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = originalProvider.MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor;
             MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = originalProvider.MissingKeyOrValueAccessor;
             ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = originalProvider.ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor;
+            AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor = originalProvider.AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor;
+            UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = originalProvider.UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor;
+            ValueIsInvalidAccessor = originalProvider.ValueIsInvalidAccessor;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -91,5 +97,59 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
                 _valueMustNotBeNullAccessor = value;
             }
         }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public Func<string, string, string> AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _attemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+                }
+
+                _attemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public Func<string, string> UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _unknownValueIsInvalidAccessor;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+                }
+
+                _unknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public Func<string, string> ValueIsInvalidAccessor
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _valueIsInvalidAccessor;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+                }
+
+                _valueIsInvalidAccessor = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Unable to find the required services. Please add all the required services by calling '{0}.{1}' inside the call to '{4}' in the application startup code.
+        /// Unable to find the required services. Please add all the required services by calling '{0}.{1}' inside the call to '{2}' in the application startup code.
         /// </summary>
         internal static string UnableToFindServices
         {
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Unable to find the required services. Please add all the required services by calling '{0}.{1}' inside the call to '{4}' in the application startup code.
+        /// Unable to find the required services. Please add all the required services by calling '{0}.{1}' inside the call to '{2}' in the application startup code.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static string FormatUnableToFindServices(object p0, object p1, object p4)
+        internal static string FormatUnableToFindServices(object p0, object p1, object p2)
         {
-            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("UnableToFindServices"), p0, p1, p4);
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("UnableToFindServices"), p0, p1, p2);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1066,6 +1066,54 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("AcceptHeaderParser_ParseAcceptHeader_InvalidValues"), p0);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string ModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid
+        {
+            get { return GetString("ModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid"); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid(object p0, object p1)
+        {
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("ModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid"), p0, p1);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The supplied value is invalid for {0}.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string ModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid
+        {
+            get { return GetString("ModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid"); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The supplied value is invalid for {0}.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid(object p0)
+        {
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("ModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid"), p0);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value '{0}' is invalid.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string HtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid
+        {
+            get { return GetString("HtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid"); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value '{0}' is invalid.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatHtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid(object p0)
+        {
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("HtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid"), p0);
+        }
+
         private static string GetString(string name, params string[] formatterNames)
         {
             var value = _resourceManager.GetString(name);

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <root>
-  <!-- 
+  <!--
-    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema
-    
+
     Version 2.0
-    
+
-    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format
-    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the
-    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes
     associated with the data types.
-    
+
     Example:
-    
+
     ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
     <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
     <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
@@ -26,36 +26,36 @@
         <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
         <comment>This is a comment</comment>
     </data>
-                
+
-    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple
     name/value pairs.
-    
+
-    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a
-    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support
-    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture.
-    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the
     mimetype set.
-    
+
-    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the
-    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not
     extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
-    
+
-    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format
-    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can
     read any of the formats listed below.
-    
+
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+    value   : The object must be serialized with
             : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
-    
+
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+    value   : The object must be serialized with
             : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
 
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array
             : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
     -->
@@ -325,4 +325,13 @@
   <data name="AcceptHeaderParser_ParseAcceptHeader_InvalidValues" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>"Invalid values '{0}'."</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The supplied value is invalid for {0}.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="HtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The value '{0}' is invalid.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/ValidationMessageTagHelper.cs

@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
 
             if (For != null)
             {
-                var tagBuilder = Generator.GenerateValidationMessage(ViewContext,
+                var tagBuilder = Generator.GenerateValidationMessage(
-                                                                     For.Name,
+                    ViewContext,
-                                                                     message: null,
+                    For.ModelExplorer,
-                                                                     tag: null,
+                    For.Name,
-                                                                     htmlAttributes: null);
+                    message: null,
+                    tag: null,
+                    htmlAttributes: null);
 
                 if (tagBuilder != null)
                 {

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Internal/ValidationHelpers.cs

@@ -3,27 +3,44 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Internal
 {
-    internal static class ValidationHelpers
+    public static class ValidationHelpers
     {
-        public static string GetUserErrorMessageOrDefault(ModelError modelError, ModelStateEntry entry)
+        public static string GetModelErrorMessageOrDefault(ModelError modelError)
         {
+            Debug.Assert(modelError != null);
+
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(modelError.ErrorMessage))
             {
                 return modelError.ErrorMessage;
             }
 
-            if (entry == null)
+            // Default in the ValidationSummary case is no error message.
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        public static string GetModelErrorMessageOrDefault(
+            ModelError modelError,
+            ModelStateEntry containingEntry,
+            ModelExplorer modelExplorer)
+        {
+            Debug.Assert(modelError != null);
+            Debug.Assert(containingEntry != null);
+            Debug.Assert(modelExplorer != null);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(modelError.ErrorMessage))
             {
-                return string.Empty;
+                return modelError.ErrorMessage;
             }
 
-            var attemptedValue = entry.AttemptedValue ?? "null";
+            // Default in the ValidationMessage case is a fallback error message.
-            return Resources.FormatCommon_ValueNotValidForProperty(attemptedValue);
+            var attemptedValue = containingEntry.AttemptedValue ?? "null";
+            return modelExplorer.Metadata.ModelBindingMessageProvider.ValueIsInvalidAccessor(attemptedValue);
         }
 
         // Returns non-null list of model states, which caller will render in order provided.

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -698,22 +698,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("Common_PropertyNotFound"), p0, p1);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The value '{0}' is invalid.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string Common_ValueNotValidForProperty
-        {
-            get { return GetString("Common_ValueNotValidForProperty"); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The value '{0}' is invalid.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string FormatCommon_ValueNotValidForProperty(object p0)
-        {
-            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("Common_ValueNotValidForProperty"), p0);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// No URL for remote validation could be found.
         /// </summary>

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Resources.resx

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <root>
-  <!-- 
+  <!--
-    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema
-    
+
     Version 2.0
-    
+
-    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format
-    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the
-    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes
     associated with the data types.
-    
+
     Example:
-    
+
     ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
     <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
     <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
@@ -26,36 +26,36 @@
         <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
         <comment>This is a comment</comment>
     </data>
-                
+
-    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple
     name/value pairs.
-    
+
-    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a
-    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support
-    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture.
-    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the
     mimetype set.
-    
+
-    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the
-    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not
     extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
-    
+
-    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format
-    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can
     read any of the formats listed below.
-    
+
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+    value   : The object must be serialized with
             : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
-    
+
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+    value   : The object must be serialized with
             : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
 
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array
             : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
     -->
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@
   <data name="Common_PropertyNotFound" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The property {0}.{1} could not be found.</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="Common_ValueNotValidForProperty" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The value '{0}' is invalid.</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="RemoteAttribute_NoUrlFound" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>No URL for remote validation could be found.</value>
   </data>

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/DefaultHtmlGenerator.cs

@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual TagBuilder GenerateValidationMessage(
             ViewContext viewContext,
+            ModelExplorer modelExplorer,
             string expression,
             string message,
             string tag,
@@ -754,8 +755,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             }
             else if (modelError != null)
             {
+                modelExplorer = modelExplorer ?? ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromStringExpression(
+                    expression,
+                    viewContext.ViewData,
+                    _metadataProvider);
                 tagBuilder.InnerHtml.SetContent(
-                    ValidationHelpers.GetUserErrorMessageOrDefault(modelError, entry));
+                    ValidationHelpers.GetModelErrorMessageOrDefault(modelError, entry, modelExplorer));
             }
 
             if (formContext != null)
@@ -818,7 +823,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 for (var i = 0; i < modelState.Errors.Count; i++)
                 {
                     var modelError = modelState.Errors[i];
-                    var errorText = ValidationHelpers.GetUserErrorMessageOrDefault(modelError, entry: null);
+                    var errorText = ValidationHelpers.GetModelErrorMessageOrDefault(modelError);
 
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorText))
                     {

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/HtmlHelper.cs

@@ -676,7 +676,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public IHtmlContent ValidationMessage(string expression, string message, object htmlAttributes, string tag)
         {
-            return GenerateValidationMessage(expression, message, htmlAttributes, tag);
+            return GenerateValidationMessage(
+                modelExplorer: null,
+                expression: expression,
+                message: message,
+                tag: tag,
+                htmlAttributes: htmlAttributes);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -1135,17 +1140,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
         }
 
         protected virtual IHtmlContent GenerateValidationMessage(
+            ModelExplorer modelExplorer,
             string expression,
             string message,
-            object htmlAttributes,
+            string tag,
-            string tag)
+            object htmlAttributes)
         {
             var tagBuilder = _htmlGenerator.GenerateValidationMessage(
                 ViewContext,
-                expression: expression,
+                modelExplorer,
-                message: message,
+                expression,
-                tag: tag,
+                message,
-                htmlAttributes: htmlAttributes);
+                tag,
+                htmlAttributes);
             if (tagBuilder == null)
             {
                 return HtmlString.Empty;

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/HtmlHelperOfT.cs

@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             }
 
             var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-            return GenerateCheckBox(modelExplorer, GetExpressionName(expression), isChecked: null,
+            return GenerateCheckBox(
+                modelExplorer,
+                GetExpressionName(expression),
+                isChecked: null,
                 htmlAttributes: htmlAttributes);
         }
 
@@ -96,10 +99,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expression));
             }
 
-            var modelExplorer = ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromLambdaExpression(expression, ViewData, MetadataProvider);
+            var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-
+            return GenerateDropDown(
-            return GenerateDropDown(modelExplorer, ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression), selectList,
+                modelExplorer,
-                optionLabel, htmlAttributes);
+                GetExpressionName(expression),
+                selectList,
+                optionLabel,
+                htmlAttributes);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -114,14 +120,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expression));
             }
 
-            var modelExplorer = ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromLambdaExpression(expression,
+            var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-                                                                           ViewData,
+            return GenerateDisplay(
-                                                                           MetadataProvider);
+                modelExplorer,
-
+                htmlFieldName ?? GetExpressionName(expression),
-            return GenerateDisplay(modelExplorer,
+                templateName,
-                                   htmlFieldName ?? ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression),
+                additionalViewData);
-                                   templateName,
-                                   additionalViewData);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             }
 
             var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-            return GenerateDisplayName(modelExplorer, ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression));
+            return GenerateDisplayName(modelExplorer, GetExpressionName(expression));
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -182,11 +186,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expression));
             }
 
-            var modelExplorer = ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromLambdaExpression(expression, ViewData, MetadataProvider);
+            var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-
             return GenerateEditor(
                 modelExplorer,
-                htmlFieldName ?? ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression),
+                htmlFieldName ?? GetExpressionName(expression),
                 templateName,
                 additionalViewData);
         }
@@ -233,11 +236,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             }
 
             var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-            return GenerateLabel(
+            return GenerateLabel(modelExplorer, GetExpressionName(expression), labelText, htmlAttributes);
-                modelExplorer,
-                ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression),
-                labelText,
-                htmlAttributes);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             }
 
             var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-            var name = ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression);
+            var name = GetExpressionName(expression);
 
             return GenerateListBox(modelExplorer, name, selectList, htmlAttributes);
         }
@@ -365,7 +364,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expression));
             }
 
-            var modelExplorer = ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromLambdaExpression(expression, ViewData, MetadataProvider);
+            var modelExplorer =
+                ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromLambdaExpression(expression, ViewData, MetadataProvider);
             if (modelExplorer == null)
             {
                 var expressionName = GetExpressionName(expression);
@@ -387,10 +387,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expression));
             }
 
-            return GenerateValidationMessage(ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression),
+            var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
+            return GenerateValidationMessage(
+                modelExplorer,
+                GetExpressionName(expression),
                 message,
-                htmlAttributes,
+                tag,
-                tag);
+                htmlAttributes);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -402,11 +405,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             }
 
             var modelExplorer = GetModelExplorer(expression);
-            return GenerateValue(
+            return GenerateValue(GetExpressionName(expression), modelExplorer.Model, format, useViewData: false);
-                ExpressionHelper.GetExpressionText(expression),
-                modelExplorer.Model,
-                format,
-                useViewData: false);
         }
     }
 }

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/IHtmlGenerator.cs

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
         /// Generate a <input type="checkbox".../> element.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="viewContext">The <see cref="ViewContext"/> instance for the current scope.</param>
-        /// <param name="modelExplorer">The <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the model.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelExplorer">The <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the <paramref name="expression"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="expression">The model expression.</param>
+        /// <param name="expression">Expression name, relative to the current model.</param>
         /// <param name="isChecked">The initial state of the checkbox element.</param>
         /// <param name="htmlAttributes">
         /// An <see cref="object"/> that contains the HTML attributes for the element. Alternatively, an
@@ -323,8 +323,36 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             string format,
             object htmlAttributes);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Generate a <paramref name="tag"/> element if the <paramref name="viewContext"/>'s
+        /// <see cref="ActionContext.ModelState"/> contains an error for the <paramref name="expression"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="viewContext">A <see cref="ViewContext"/> instance for the current scope.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelExplorer">The <see cref="ModelExplorer"/> for the <paramref name="expression"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="expression">Expression name, relative to the current model.</param>
+        /// <param name="message">
+        /// The message to be displayed. If <c>null</c> or empty, method extracts an error string from the
+        /// <see cref="ModelBinding.ModelStateDictionary"/> object. Message will always be visible but client-side
+        /// validation may update the associated CSS class.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="tag">
+        /// The tag to wrap the <paramref name="message"/> in the generated HTML. Its default value is
+        /// <see cref="ViewContext.ValidationMessageElement"/>.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="htmlAttributes">
+        /// An <see cref="object"/> that contains the HTML attributes for the element. Alternatively, an
+        /// <see cref="IDictionary{string, object}"/> instance containing the HTML attributes.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A <see cref="TagBuilder"/> containing a <paramref name="tag"/> element if the
+        /// <paramref name="viewContext"/>'s <see cref="ActionContext.ModelState"/> contains an error for the
+        /// <paramref name="expression"/> or (as a placeholder) if client-side validation is enabled. <c>null</c> if
+        /// the <paramref name="expression"/> is valid and client-side validation is disabled.
+        /// </returns>
+        /// <remarks><see cref="ViewContext.ValidationMessageElement"/> is <c>"span"</c> by default.</remarks>
         TagBuilder GenerateValidationMessage(
             ViewContext viewContext,
+            ModelExplorer modelExplorer,
             string expression,
             string message,
             string tag,

src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-// <auto-generated />
-namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
-{
-    using System.Reflection;
-    using System.Resources;
-
-    internal static class Resources
-    {
-        private static readonly ResourceManager _resourceManager
-            = new ResourceManager("Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Resources", typeof(Resources).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Unable to find the required services. Please add all the required services by calling AddMvc() before calling UseMvc() in the Application Startup.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string UnableToFindServices
-        {
-            get { return GetString("UnableToFindServices"); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Unable to find the required services. Please add all the required services by calling AddMvc() before calling UseMvc() in the Application Startup.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static string FormatUnableToFindServices()
-        {
-            return GetString("UnableToFindServices");
-        }
-
-        private static string GetString(string name, params string[] formatterNames)
-        {
-            var value = _resourceManager.GetString(name);
-
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(value != null);
-
-            if (formatterNames != null)
-            {
-                for (var i = 0; i < formatterNames.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    value = value.Replace("{" + formatterNames[i] + "}", "{" + i + "}");
-                }
-            }
-
-            return value;
-        }
-    }
-}

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions.Test/ModelBinding/ModelStateDictionaryTest.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
@@ -736,6 +737,38 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.Equal(expected, error.ErrorMessage);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ModelStateDictionary_AddsCustomErrorMessage_WhenModelStateNotSet()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "Hmm, the supplied value is not valid for Length.";
+            var dictionary = new ModelStateDictionary();
+
+            var messageProvider = new ModelBindingMessageProvider
+            {
+                MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = name => "Unexpected MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor use",
+                MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = () => "Unexpected MissingKeyOrValueAccessor use",
+                ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = value => "Unexpected ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor use",
+                AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor =
+                    (value, name) => "Unexpected InvalidValueWithKnownAttemptedValueAccessor use",
+                UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = name => $"Hmm, the supplied value is not valid for { name }.",
+                ValueIsInvalidAccessor = value => "Unexpected InvalidValueWithUnknownModelErrorAccessor use",
+            };
+            var bindingMetadataProvider = new DefaultBindingMetadataProvider(messageProvider);
+            var compositeProvider = new DefaultCompositeMetadataDetailsProvider(new[] { bindingMetadataProvider });
+            var provider = new DefaultModelMetadataProvider(compositeProvider);
+            var metadata = provider.GetMetadataForProperty(typeof(string), nameof(string.Length));
+
+            // Act
+            dictionary.TryAddModelError("key", new FormatException(), metadata);
+
+            // Assert
+            var entry = Assert.Single(dictionary);
+            Assert.Equal("key", entry.Key);
+            var error = Assert.Single(entry.Value.Errors);
+            Assert.Equal(expected, error.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ModelStateDictionary_ReturnSpecificErrorMessage_WhenModelStateSet()
         {
@@ -754,6 +787,39 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.Equal(expected, error.ErrorMessage);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ModelStateDictionary_AddsCustomErrorMessage_WhenModelStateSet()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "Hmm, the value 'some value' is not valid for Length.";
+            var dictionary = new ModelStateDictionary();
+            dictionary.SetModelValue("key", new string[] { "some value" }, "some value");
+
+            var messageProvider = new ModelBindingMessageProvider
+            {
+                MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = name => "Unexpected MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor use",
+                MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = () => "Unexpected MissingKeyOrValueAccessor use",
+                ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = value => "Unexpected ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor use",
+                AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor =
+                    (value, name) => $"Hmm, the value '{ value }' is not valid for { name }.",
+                UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = name => "Unexpected InvalidValueWithUnknownAttemptedValueAccessor use",
+                ValueIsInvalidAccessor = value => "Unexpected InvalidValueWithUnknownModelErrorAccessor use",
+            };
+            var bindingMetadataProvider = new DefaultBindingMetadataProvider(messageProvider);
+            var compositeProvider = new DefaultCompositeMetadataDetailsProvider(new[] { bindingMetadataProvider });
+            var provider = new DefaultModelMetadataProvider(compositeProvider);
+            var metadata = provider.GetMetadataForProperty(typeof(string), nameof(string.Length));
+
+            // Act
+            dictionary.TryAddModelError("key", new FormatException(), metadata);
+
+            // Assert
+            var entry = Assert.Single(dictionary);
+            Assert.Equal("key", entry.Key);
+            var error = Assert.Single(entry.Value.Errors);
+            Assert.Equal(expected, error.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ModelStateDictionary_NoErrorMessage_ForNonFormatException()
         {

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ModelBinding/Metadata/DefaultBindingMetadataProviderTest.cs

@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
                 MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = Resources.FormatModelBinding_MissingBindRequiredMember,
                 MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = Resources.FormatKeyValuePair_BothKeyAndValueMustBePresent,
                 ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = Resources.FormatModelBinding_NullValueNotValid,
+                AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatModelState_AttemptedValueIsInvalid,
+                UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatModelState_UnknownValueIsInvalid,
+                ValueIsInvalidAccessor = Resources.FormatHtmlGeneration_ValueIsInvalid,
             };
         }
 

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.DataAnnotations.Test/ModelMetadataProviderTest.cs

@@ -1037,9 +1037,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
             {
                 return new ModelBindingMessageProvider
                 {
-                    MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = name => $"A value for the '{ name }' property was not provided.",
+                    MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor =
+                        name => $"A value for the '{ name }' property was not provided.",
                     MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = () => $"A value is required.",
                     ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = value => $"The value '{ value }' is invalid.",
+                    AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor =
+                        (value, name) => $"The value '{ value }' is not valid for { name }.",
+                    UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = name => $"The supplied value is invalid for { name }.",
+                    ValueIsInvalidAccessor = value => $"The value '{ value }' is invalid.",
                 };
             }
 

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IntegrationTests/SimpleTypeModelBinderIntegrationTest.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Abstractions;
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Controllers;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 #if !DNXCORE50
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing.xunit;
@@ -250,6 +249,64 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IntegrationTests
             Assert.Equal("The value 'abcd' is not valid for Int32.", error.ErrorMessage);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task BindParameter_NonConvertableValue_GetsCustomErrorMessage()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var parameterType = typeof(int);
+            var metadataProvider = new TestModelMetadataProvider();
+            metadataProvider
+                .ForType(parameterType)
+                .BindingDetails(binding =>
+                {
+                    // A real details provider could customize message based on BindingMetadataProviderContext.
+                    binding.ModelBindingMessageProvider.AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor =
+                        (value, name) => $"Hmm, '{ value }' is not a valid value for '{ name }'.";
+                });
+            var argumentBinder = ModelBindingTestHelper.GetArgumentBinder(metadataProvider);
+            var parameter = new ParameterDescriptor()
+            {
+                Name = "Parameter1",
+                BindingInfo = new BindingInfo(),
+                ParameterType = parameterType
+            };
+
+            var operationContext = ModelBindingTestHelper.GetOperationBindingContext(request =>
+            {
+                request.QueryString = QueryString.Create("Parameter1", "abcd");
+            });
+
+            var modelState = operationContext.ActionContext.ModelState;
+
+            // Act
+            var modelBindingResult = await argumentBinder.BindModelAsync(parameter, operationContext);
+
+            // Assert
+
+            // ModelBindingResult
+            Assert.False(modelBindingResult.IsModelSet);
+
+            // Model
+            Assert.Null(modelBindingResult.Model);
+
+            // ModelState
+            Assert.False(modelState.IsValid);
+            Assert.Equal(1, modelState.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(1, modelState.ErrorCount);
+
+            var key = Assert.Single(modelState.Keys);
+            Assert.Equal("Parameter1", key);
+
+            var entry = modelState[key];
+            Assert.Equal("abcd", entry.RawValue);
+            Assert.Equal("abcd", entry.AttemptedValue);
+            Assert.Equal(ModelValidationState.Invalid, entry.ValidationState);
+
+            var error = Assert.Single(entry.Errors);
+            Assert.Null(error.Exception);
+            Assert.Equal($"Hmm, 'abcd' is not a valid value for 'Int32'.", error.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+
 #if DNXCORE50
         [Theory]
 #else
@@ -306,12 +363,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IntegrationTests
             var metadataProvider = new TestModelMetadataProvider();
             metadataProvider
                 .ForType(parameterType)
-                .BindingDetails((Action<ModelBinding.Metadata.BindingMetadata>)(binding =>
+                .BindingDetails(binding =>
                 {
                     // A real details provider could customize message based on BindingMetadataProviderContext.
                     binding.ModelBindingMessageProvider.ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor =
                         value => $"Hurts when '{ value }' is provided.";
-                }));
+                });
             var argumentBinder = ModelBindingTestHelper.GetArgumentBinder(metadataProvider);
 
             var parameter = new ParameterDescriptor

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/ValidationMessageTagHelperTest.cs

@@ -93,16 +93,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
         {
             // Arrange
             var expectedViewContext = CreateViewContext();
+            var modelExpression = CreateModelExpression("Hello");
             var generator = new Mock<IHtmlGenerator>();
             generator
-                .Setup(mock =>
+                .Setup(mock => mock.GenerateValidationMessage(
-                    mock.GenerateValidationMessage(expectedViewContext, "Hello", null, null, null))
+                    expectedViewContext,
+                    modelExpression.ModelExplorer,
+                    modelExpression.Name,
+                    null,
+                    null,
+                    null))
                 .Returns(new TagBuilder("span"))
                 .Verifiable();
 
             var validationMessageTagHelper = new ValidationMessageTagHelper(generator.Object)
             {
-                For = CreateModelExpression("Hello")
+                For = modelExpression,
             };
             var expectedPreContent = "original pre-content";
             var expectedContent = "original content";
@@ -155,6 +161,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
             var setup = generator
                 .Setup(mock => mock.GenerateValidationMessage(
                     It.IsAny<ViewContext>(),
+                    It.IsAny<ModelExplorer>(),
                     It.IsAny<string>(),
                     It.IsAny<string>(),
                     It.IsAny<string>(),
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
             var setup = generator
                 .Setup(mock => mock.GenerateValidationMessage(
                     It.IsAny<ViewContext>(),
+                    It.IsAny<ModelExplorer>(),
                     It.IsAny<string>(),
                     It.IsAny<string>(),
                     It.IsAny<string>(),

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TestCommon/TestModelMetadataProvider.cs

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor = name => $"A value for the '{ name }' property was not provided.",
                 MissingKeyOrValueAccessor = () => $"A value is required.",
                 ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor = value => $"The value '{ value }' is invalid.",
+                AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor = (value, name) => $"The value '{ value }' is not valid for { name }.",
+                UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor = name => $"The supplied value is invalid for { name }.",
+                ValueIsInvalidAccessor = value => $"The value '{ value }' is invalid.",
             };
         }
 

test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/ViewFeatures/DefaultHtmlGeneratorTest.cs

@@ -165,12 +165,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             // Act and assert
             var ex = Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
                 "expression",
-                () => htmlGenerator.GenerateValidationMessage(
+                () => htmlGenerator.GenerateValidationMessage(viewContext, null, null, "Message", "tag", null));
-                    viewContext,
-                    null,
-                    "Message",
-                    "tag",
-                    null));
 
             Assert.Equal(expected, ex.Message);
         }