org.apache.bval.model

Interface ValidationContext<T extends ValidationListener>

All Known Subinterfaces:

GroupValidationContext<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanValidationContext

public interface ValidationContext<T extends ValidationListener>

Description: Interface of the context that holds all state information during the validation process

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	collectValidated() Avoid recursion by recording the current state of this context as having been validated.
AccessStrategy	getAccess() Get the current access strategy.
Object	getBean() Get the bean.
T	getListener() Get the ValidationListener.
MetaBean	getMetaBean() Get the model meta-bean.
MetaProperty	getMetaProperty() Get the model meta-property.
String	getPropertyName() Get the property name.
Object	getPropertyValue() Get the property value.
Object	getPropertyValue(AccessStrategy access) Get the value by using the given access strategy.
void	moveDown(MetaProperty prop, AccessStrategy access) Step deeper into association at 'prop'
void	moveDown(String prop)
void	moveUp(Object bean, MetaBean metaBean) Step out from a validation of associated objects.
void	setBean(Object bean) Set the bean.
void	setBean(Object aBean, MetaBean aMetaBean) Set the current bean/metabean.
void	setCurrentIndex(Integer index) Set the index of the object currently validated into the context.
void	setCurrentKey(Object key) set the key of the object in a map currently validated into the context.
void	setMetaBean(MetaBean metaBean) Set the model meta-bean.
void	setMetaProperty(MetaProperty metaProperty) Set the current meta-property.

Method Detail

getPropertyValue

Object getPropertyValue()

Get the property value.

Returns:

Object

getPropertyValue

Object getPropertyValue(AccessStrategy access)

Get the value by using the given access strategy.

Parameters:

access -

Returns:

Object

getPropertyName

String getPropertyName()

Get the property name.

Returns:

String

getListener

T getListener()

Get the ValidationListener.

Returns:

T

getBean

Object getBean()

Get the bean.

Returns:

Object

getMetaBean

MetaBean getMetaBean()

Get the model meta-bean.

Returns:

MetaBean

setMetaBean

void setMetaBean(MetaBean metaBean)

Set the model meta-bean.

Parameters:

metaBean -

getMetaProperty

MetaProperty getMetaProperty()

Get the model meta-property.

Returns:

MetaProperty

setBean

void setBean(Object bean)

Set the bean.

Parameters:

bean -

collectValidated

boolean collectValidated()

Avoid recursion by recording the current state of this context as having been validated.

Returns:

true when this state had not already been recorded

setBean

void setBean(Object aBean,
             MetaBean aMetaBean)

Set the current bean/metabean.

Parameters:

aBean -

aMetaBean -

setMetaProperty

void setMetaProperty(MetaProperty metaProperty)

Set the current meta-property.

Parameters:

metaProperty -

moveDown

void moveDown(MetaProperty prop,
              AccessStrategy access)

Step deeper into association at 'prop'

Parameters:

prop -

access -

moveDown

void moveDown(String prop)

moveUp

void moveUp(Object bean,
            MetaBean metaBean)

Step out from a validation of associated objects.

Parameters:

bean -

metaBean -

setCurrentIndex

void setCurrentIndex(Integer index)

Set the index of the object currently validated into the context. used to create the propertyPath with [index] information for collections.

Parameters:

index -

setCurrentKey

void setCurrentKey(Object key)

set the key of the object in a map currently validated into the context. used to create the propertyPath with [key] information for maps.

Parameters:

key -

getAccess

AccessStrategy getAccess()

Get the current access strategy.

Returns:

AccessStrategy