org.jwarp.service.param
Class StringValidator

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConfigurable, IValidator

public class StringValidator

extends AValidator

A validator for strings with length check

Version:

1.0

Author:

Anatole Tresch, Martin Schaefer

Field Summary

(package private) int	max Maximal string length
(package private) int	min Minimal string length

Fields inherited from class org.jwarp.service.param.AValidator

contentValidator, mayBeEmpty, required

Constructor Summary

StringValidator()

StringValidator(int min)
A Constructor (2/2): sets min length

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

Method Summary

void	configure(org.jdom.Element config) Pass the Configuration to the Configurable class.
int	getMax() Get the upper limit of the string length
int	getMin() Get the lower limit of the string length
java.lang.String	getValidationClass() Returns the class name of the class being validated.
void	setMax(int max) Sets the upper limit for string length
void	setMin(int min) Sets the lower limit for string length
void	validate(java.lang.Object value) The validate function Checks for a string with size in given range

Methods inherited from class org.jwarp.service.param.AValidator

getMayBeEmpty, getNextValidator, getRequired, setMayBeEmpty, setNextValidator, setRequired

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

min

int min

Minimal string length

max

int max

Maximal string length

Constructor Detail

StringValidator

public StringValidator(int min,
                       int max)

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

Parameters:

min - Minimal length

max - Maximal length

StringValidator

public StringValidator(int min)

A Constructor (2/2): sets min length

Parameters:

min - Minimal length

StringValidator

public StringValidator()

Method Detail

configure

public void configure(org.jdom.Element config)
               throws ConfigurationException

Description copied from interface: IConfigurable

Pass the Configuration to the Configurable class. This method must always be called after the constructor and before any other method.

Following copied from interface: org.jwarp.service.configuration.IConfigurable

Parameters:

configuration - the class configurations.

validate

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

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

Overrides:

validate in class AValidator

Parameters:

contens - The paramter content to be checked

Returns:

false if check fails

setMin

public void setMin(int min)

Sets the lower limit for string length

Parameters:

max - The new lower limit

setMax

public void setMax(int max)

Sets the upper limit for string length

Parameters:

max - The new upper limit

getMin

public int getMin()

Get the lower limit of the string length

Returns:

The current lower limit

getMax

public int getMax()

Get the upper limit of the string length

Returns:

The current upper limit

getValidationClass

public java.lang.String getValidationClass()

Returns the class name of the class being validated.

Returns:

the full class name