org.javalite.validation

Interface Validatable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Book, Library, Model, ModelRegistry, Reader, ValidationSupport

public interface Validatable

Top interface to make something validatable. Top interface to make something validatable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addFailedValidator(Validator validator, String errorKey) This method is not to add validators for future processing.
Errors	errors() Provides an instance of localized Errors object, filled with error messages after validation.
Errors	errors(Locale locale) Provides an instance of localized Errors object, filled with error messages after validation.
Object	get(String attribute) Used by validators to get values
boolean	isValid() Implementation should call {#link validate()} internally.
void	validate() Runs validation.
void	validate(boolean reset) Runs validation.

Method Detail

get

Object get(String attribute)

Used by validators to get values

Parameters:

attribute - name of attribute

Returns:

value of attribute

addFailedValidator

void addFailedValidator(Validator validator,
                        String errorKey)

This method is not to add validators for future processing. This is instead used to add validators and their respective error messages in case those validators fail.

Parameters:

validator - validator that failed validation (later to be used to retrieve error message)

errorKey - - generally an attribute name that failed validation

isValid

boolean isValid()

Implementation should call {#link validate()} internally.

Returns:

true if object is valid.

validate

void validate()

Runs validation. Will blow away any previous validation errors.

validate

void validate(boolean reset)

Runs validation.

Parameters:

reset - true to reset all previous validation errors.

errors

Errors errors()

Provides an instance of localized Errors object, filled with error messages after validation.

Returns:

an instance of localized Errors object, filled with error messages after validation.

errors

Errors errors(Locale locale)

Provides an instance of localized Errors object, filled with error messages after validation.

Parameters:

locale - locale to pick the right resource bundle.

Returns:

an instance of localized Errors object, filled with error messages after validation.