nl.knowlogy.validation
Class ClassValidatorImpl

java.lang.Object
  nl.knowlogy.validation.ClassValidatorImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

ClassValidator, ClassMetadata

public class ClassValidatorImpl
extends Object
implements ClassValidator, ClassMetadata

Author:

Robert Hofstra, Knowlogy

Constructor Summary

ClassValidatorImpl(Class clazz)

Method Summary

void	add(PropertyValidation propertyValidation)
void	add(PropertyValidation propertyValidation, PropertyMetadataSuplier propertyMetadataSuplier)
void	addPropertyToGroups(String groupNames, String propertyName)
Class	getClazz() Returns clazz that can be validated by this validator.
List	getPropertyMetadata()
PropertyMetadata	getPropertyMetadata(String propertyName) Returns PropertyMetadata for the given propertyName.
protected Object	getValue(Object toValidate, String propertyName)
void	validate(Object toValidate) Validates the object, if an error is signaled a Validation exception is thrown.
void	validate(Object toValidate, Messages messages) Validates the whole object.
void	validateGroup(Object toValidate, String groupName, Messages errors) Validates only the properties, which are contained in the group.
void	validateProperties(Object toValidate, List propertyNames, Messages messages) Validates only the properties, supplied in de propertyNames list, of the object toValidate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassValidatorImpl

public ClassValidatorImpl(Class clazz)

Method Detail

getClazz

public Class getClazz()

Description copied from interface: ClassValidator

Returns clazz that can be validated by this validator. Subclasses of this class can also be validated by this class.

Specified by:

getClazz in interface ClassValidator

Returns:

class

getPropertyMetadata

public PropertyMetadata getPropertyMetadata(String propertyName)

Description copied from interface: ClassMetadata

Returns PropertyMetadata for the given propertyName. If no property with propertyName exist null is returned.

Specified by:

getPropertyMetadata in interface ClassMetadata

Parameters:

propertyName - name of the property

Returns:

PropertyMetadata for the given propertyName. If no property with propertyName exist null is returned.

See Also:

PropertyMetadata

getPropertyMetadata

public List getPropertyMetadata()

add

public void add(PropertyValidation propertyValidation)

Specified by:

add in interface ClassValidator

add

public void add(PropertyValidation propertyValidation,
                PropertyMetadataSuplier propertyMetadataSuplier)

addPropertyToGroups

public void addPropertyToGroups(String groupNames,
                                String propertyName)

Specified by:

addPropertyToGroups in interface ClassValidator

validate

public void validate(Object toValidate)

Description copied from interface: ClassValidator

Validates the object, if an error is signaled a Validation exception is thrown.

Specified by:

validate in interface ClassValidator

Parameters:

toValidate - object to validate

getValue

protected Object getValue(Object toValidate,
                          String propertyName)

validate

public void validate(Object toValidate,
                     Messages messages)

Description copied from interface: ClassValidator

Validates the whole object. In case of validation errors, validation messages are added to the messages.

Specified by:

validate in interface ClassValidator

Parameters:

toValidate - object to validate

messages - container to which validate messages are added.

validateGroup

public void validateGroup(Object toValidate,
                          String groupName,
                          Messages errors)

Description copied from interface: ClassValidator

Validates only the properties, which are contained in the group. This group is identified by groupname. In case of validation errors, validation messages are added to the messages.

Specified by:

validateGroup in interface ClassValidator

Parameters:

toValidate - object which group is validated.

groupName - name of the group.

errors - container to which validate messages are added.

validateProperties

public void validateProperties(Object toValidate,
                               List propertyNames,
                               Messages messages)

Description copied from interface: ClassValidator

Validates only the properties, supplied in de propertyNames list, of the object toValidate. In case of validation errors, validation messages are added to the messages.

Specified by:

validateProperties in interface ClassValidator

Parameters:

toValidate - object which properties are validated

propertyNames - List of names (String) of the properties which are validated

messages - container to which validate messages are added.