org.loom.validator
Class AbstractRequiredValidator<T>

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.loom.validator.AbstractPropertyValidator
      extended by org.loom.validator.AbstractRequiredValidator<T>
Type Parameters:
T - The java class of fields validated by this validator
All Implemented Interfaces:
FormInputDecorator, PropertyValidator
Direct Known Subclasses:
RequiredArrayValidator, RequiredBooleanValidator, RequiredCollectionValidator, RequiredMapValidator, RequiredObjectValidator, RequiredStringValidator

public abstract class AbstractRequiredValidator<T>
extends AbstractPropertyValidator

Parent of all the RequiredValidator classes


Field Summary
static java.lang.String REQUIRED_BOOLEAN_MESSAGE
          required boolean message key
static java.lang.String REQUIRED_COLLECTION_MESSAGE
          required collection/array/map message key
static java.lang.String REQUIRED_MESSAGE
          required simple property message key
 
Constructor Summary
AbstractRequiredValidator()
           
 
Method Summary
 void decorate(FormInputTag tag)
          Add attributes to the tag based on this Validator instance metadata
protected  java.lang.String getDefaultRequiredMessage()
           
protected abstract  boolean isEmpty(T value)
           
protected  void setDefaultRequiredMessage(java.lang.String defaultRequiredMessage)
           
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 void validate(ValidationRequest request, java.lang.Object v)
          Validates one input value and adds to errors any validation error found
 
Methods inherited from class org.loom.validator.AbstractPropertyValidator
getMessagePrefix, getOverridenMessageKey, getPropertyPath, isBindMessages, isValidateCollectionContainer, pushPropertyPath, setBindMessages, setMessagePrefix, setOverridenMessageKey, setPropertyPath, setValidateCollectionContainer, validateCollectionContainer
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

REQUIRED_MESSAGE

public static final java.lang.String REQUIRED_MESSAGE
required simple property message key

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Constant Field Values

REQUIRED_COLLECTION_MESSAGE

public static final java.lang.String REQUIRED_COLLECTION_MESSAGE
required collection/array/map message key

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Constant Field Values

REQUIRED_BOOLEAN_MESSAGE

public static final java.lang.String REQUIRED_BOOLEAN_MESSAGE
required boolean message key

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Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

AbstractRequiredValidator

public AbstractRequiredValidator()
Method Detail

validate

public final void validate(ValidationRequest request,
                           java.lang.Object v)
Description copied from interface: PropertyValidator
Validates one input value and adds to errors any validation error found

v - the value to validate

isEmpty

protected abstract boolean isEmpty(T value)
Returns:
true if the value passed as parameter is empty

decorate

public void decorate(FormInputTag tag)
Description copied from class: AbstractPropertyValidator
Add attributes to the tag based on this Validator instance metadata

Specified by:
decorate in interface FormInputDecorator
Overrides:
decorate in class AbstractPropertyValidator
Parameters:
tag - the tag to be modified

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object

getDefaultRequiredMessage

protected java.lang.String getDefaultRequiredMessage()

setDefaultRequiredMessage

protected void setDefaultRequiredMessage(java.lang.String defaultRequiredMessage)