org.jwarp.service.param
Class AValidator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.jwarp.service.param.AValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConfigurable, IValidator

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicValidator, BooleanValidator, CreditCardValidator, DateTimeValidator, EmailValidator, NumberValidator, StringValidator

public abstract class AValidator

extends java.lang.Object

implements IValidator

A validator for strings with length check

Version:

1.0

Author:

Anatole Tresch, Martin Schaefer

Field Summary

(package private) IValidator	contentValidator
(package private) boolean	mayBeEmpty
(package private) boolean	required

Constructor Summary

AValidator()

AValidator(boolean required, boolean mayBeEmpty)
A Constructor (1/2): sets min and max length

Method Summary

boolean	getMayBeEmpty()
IValidator	getNextValidator() Get the next validator.
boolean	getRequired()
void	setMayBeEmpty(boolean val)
void	setNextValidator(IValidator validator) Set an additional validator as next validator to call when calling this validator.
void	setRequired(boolean val)
void	validate(java.lang.Object value) The validate function Checks for a string with size in given range

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jwarp.service.configuration.IConfigurable

configure

Field Detail

required

boolean required

mayBeEmpty

boolean mayBeEmpty

contentValidator

IValidator contentValidator

Constructor Detail

AValidator

public AValidator()

AValidator

public AValidator(boolean required,
                  boolean mayBeEmpty)

A Constructor (1/2): sets min and max length

Parameters:

min - Minimal length

max - Maximal length

Method Detail

setNextValidator

public void setNextValidator(IValidator validator)

Description copied from interface: IValidator

Set an additional validator as next validator to call when calling this validator.

Specified by:

setNextValidator in interface IValidator

Following copied from interface: org.jwarp.service.param.IValidator

Parameters:

validator - The validator

getNextValidator

public IValidator getNextValidator()

Description copied from interface: IValidator

Get the next validator.

Specified by:

getNextValidator in interface IValidator

Following copied from interface: org.jwarp.service.param.IValidator

Returns:

The next validator

setRequired

public void setRequired(boolean val)

setMayBeEmpty

public void setMayBeEmpty(boolean val)

getRequired

public boolean getRequired()

getMayBeEmpty

public boolean getMayBeEmpty()

validate

public void validate(java.lang.Object value)
              throws ParameterException

The validate function
Checks for a string with size in given range

Specified by:

validate in interface IValidator

Parameters:

contens - The paramter content to be checked

Returns:

false if check fails