org.frameworkset.spi.support.validate

Interface Validator

public interface Validator

Title: Validator.java

Description:

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Copyright (c) 2008

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	supports(java.lang.Class clazz) Can this Validator validate instances of the supplied clazz?
void	validate(java.lang.Object target, Errors errors) Validate the supplied target object, which must be of a Class for which the supports(Class) method typically has (or would) return true.

Method Detail

supports

boolean supports(java.lang.Class clazz)

Can this Validator validate instances of the supplied clazz?

This method is typically implemented like so:

return Foo.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz);

(Where Foo is the class (or superclass) of the actual object instance that is to be validated.)

Parameters:

clazz - the Class that this Validator is being asked if it can validate

Returns:

true if this Validator can indeed validate instances of the supplied clazz

validate

void validate(java.lang.Object target,
              Errors errors)

Validate the supplied target object, which must be of a Class for which the supports(Class) method typically has (or would) return true.

The supplied errors instance can be used to report any resulting validation errors.

Parameters:

target - the object that is to be validated (can be null)

errors - contextual state about the validation process (never null)

See Also:

ValidationUtils