org.loom.validator
Class AbstractPropertyValidator

java.lang.Object
  org.loom.validator.AbstractPropertyValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

FormInputDecorator, PropertyValidator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractRequiredValidator, DateValidator, ImageValidator, MethodValidator, NumberValidator, StringValidator

public abstract class AbstractPropertyValidator
extends java.lang.Object
implements PropertyValidator

Constructor Summary

AbstractPropertyValidator()

Method Summary

void	decorate(FormInputTag tag) Add attributes to the tag based on this Validator instance metadata
protected java.lang.String	getMessagePrefix()
java.lang.String	getOverridenMessageKey() If not null, this will be the error message key used instead of the one suggested by the validator class.
java.lang.String	getPropertyPath() The property path that will be evaluated.
protected boolean	isValidateCollectionContainer()
void	pushPropertyPath(java.lang.String prefix) Adds a property node to the beginning of this property path
protected void	setMessagePrefix(java.lang.String messagePrefix)
void	setOverridenMessageKey(java.lang.String message)
void	setPropertyPath(java.lang.String propertyPath)
protected void	setValidateCollectionContainer(boolean validateCollectionContainer)
java.lang.String	toString() For debugging purposes
protected abstract void	toString(java.lang.StringBuilder builder) Method for debugging purposes
boolean	validateCollectionContainer()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.loom.validator.PropertyValidator

validate

Constructor Detail

AbstractPropertyValidator

public AbstractPropertyValidator()

Method Detail

decorate

public void decorate(FormInputTag tag)

Add attributes to the tag based on this Validator instance metadata

Specified by:

decorate in interface FormInputDecorator

Parameters:

tag - the tag to be modified

pushPropertyPath

public void pushPropertyPath(java.lang.String prefix)

Adds a property node to the beginning of this property path

getPropertyPath

public java.lang.String getPropertyPath()

Description copied from interface: PropertyValidator

The property path that will be evaluated. Must be not-null and non-empty

Specified by:

getPropertyPath in interface PropertyValidator

setPropertyPath

public void setPropertyPath(java.lang.String propertyPath)

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

For debugging purposes

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toString

protected abstract void toString(java.lang.StringBuilder builder)

Method for debugging purposes

validateCollectionContainer

public boolean validateCollectionContainer()

Specified by:

validateCollectionContainer in interface PropertyValidator

Returns:

true if this validation must be applied to containers (lists, maps, arrays) instead of its contents. If false, the validation will be applied to each content,if true it will be applied to the container. Defaults false

getOverridenMessageKey

public java.lang.String getOverridenMessageKey()

Description copied from interface: PropertyValidator

If not null, this will be the error message key used instead of the one suggested by the validator class.

Specified by:

getOverridenMessageKey in interface PropertyValidator

Returns:

the message key to be used from the MessagesRepository, default null.

setOverridenMessageKey

public void setOverridenMessageKey(java.lang.String message)

getMessagePrefix

protected java.lang.String getMessagePrefix()

setMessagePrefix

protected void setMessagePrefix(java.lang.String messagePrefix)

isValidateCollectionContainer

protected boolean isValidateCollectionContainer()

setValidateCollectionContainer

protected void setValidateCollectionContainer(boolean validateCollectionContainer)