zen.validation

Class ObjectMapping

java.lang.Object

zen.validation.ObjectMapping

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ILogging

public class ObjectMapping
extends Object
implements Serializable, ILogging

Contains sets of validation definition collections for the Object. A default set is defined as any validation tags that are not nested within a set tag, or are within a set tag having an empty string as its name attribute.

Author:

DCano

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface zen.logging.interfaces.ILogging

LOG

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectMapping(String object, String resource) Constructor for an object mapping using the .

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<ValidationDefinition>	getDefinitions() Returns a list of validation definitions for the default validation set.
List<ValidationDefinition>	getDefinitions(String set) Returns a list of ValidationDefinition objects for the specified validation set.
String	getObject() Returns the object identifier that was set (typically the fully-qualified class name of the object to validate).
boolean	hasDefinitions(String set) If the specified validation set exists, returns True, otherwise returns False.
void	setObject(String object) Sets the object identifier that was set (typically the fully-qualified class name of the object to validate).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectMapping

public ObjectMapping(String object,
             String resource)

Constructor for an object mapping using the . Creates the ValidationDefinition lists for the default validation set (that is, any validation tags not nested within a set tag) and any other validation sets defined in the validations XML. The object parameter should be the fully qualified class name of the object to be validated. The resource is the relative path to the matching XML validations definition file.

Parameters:

String - object

String - resource

Method Detail

hasDefinitions

public boolean hasDefinitions(String set)

If the specified validation set exists, returns True, otherwise returns False. To check for the default validation set, pass in an empty String.

Parameters:

String - set

Returns:

boolean

getDefinitions

public List<ValidationDefinition> getDefinitions()

Returns a list of validation definitions for the default validation set. If no default set has been defined, null is returned.

Returns:

List

getDefinitions

public List<ValidationDefinition> getDefinitions(String set)

Returns a list of ValidationDefinition objects for the specified validation set.

Parameters:

String - set

Returns:

List of ValidationDefinition objects

getObject

public String getObject()

Returns the object identifier that was set (typically the fully-qualified class name of the object to validate).

Returns:

String

setObject

public void setObject(String object)

Sets the object identifier that was set (typically the fully-qualified class name of the object to validate).

Parameters:

String - object