Class FieldValidator

java.lang.Object
org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator
org.exolab.castor.xml.FieldValidator
All Implemented Interfaces:
TypeValidator, ClassValidator
public class FieldValidator extends Validator
Handles field validation.
Version:
$Revision: 8617 $ $Date: 2004-10-08 22:58:55 -0600 (Fri, 08 Oct 2004) $
Author:
Keith Visco

  • Constructor Details

    • FieldValidator

      public FieldValidator()
      Creates a default FieldValidator.

    • FieldValidator

      public FieldValidator(TypeValidator validator)
      Creates a new FieldValidator using the given TypeValidator.
      Parameters:
      validator - the TypeValidator to delegate validation to

  • Method Details

    • getMinOccurs

      public int getMinOccurs()
      Returns the mimimum number of occurances for a given object.
      Returns:
      The mimimum number of occurances for a given object. A zero value denotes no lower bound (ie. the object is optional).

    • getMaxOccurs

      public int getMaxOccurs()
      Returns the maximum number of occurances for a given object.
      Returns:
      The maximum number of occurances for a given object. A negative value denotes no upper bound.

    • getTypeValidator

      public TypeValidator getTypeValidator()
      Returns the TypeValidator.
      Returns:
      the TypeValidator.

    • hasTypeValidator

      public boolean hasTypeValidator()
      Returns true if a TypeValidator has been set.
      Returns:
      true if a TypeValidator has been set.

    • setMinOccurs

      public void setMinOccurs(int minOccurs)
      Sets the mimimum number of occurances for a given object. A zero, or negative value denotes no lower bound (i.e., the object is optional).
      Parameters:
      minOccurs - the minimum number of times an object must occur in order to be valid.

    • setMaxOccurs

      public void setMaxOccurs(int maxOccurs)
      Sets the maximum number of occurances for a given object. A negative value denotes no upper bound.
      Parameters:
      maxOccurs - the maximum number of times an object may occur.

    • setDescriptor

      public void setDescriptor(XMLFieldDescriptor descriptor)
      Sets the field descriptor to use for obtaining information about the field to validate, such as the field name, the field handler, etc.
      Parameters:
      descriptor - the field descriptor for the field to validate

    • setValidator

      public void setValidator(TypeValidator validator)

    • validate

      public void validate(Object object, ValidationContext context) throws ValidationException
      Validates the given Object.
      Specified by:
      validate in interface ClassValidator
      Specified by:
      validate in interface TypeValidator
      Overrides:
      validate in class Validator
      Parameters:
      object - the Object that contains the field to validate
      context - the ValidationContext
      Throws:
      ValidationException - if validation fails