ConstraintValidator (jbizmo-commons 4.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FutureDateValidator, MaxDecimalValueValidator, MaxFloatValueValidator, MaxIntegerValueValidator, MaxLengthValidator, MinDecimalValueValidator, MinFloatValueValidator, MinIntegerValueValidator, MinLengthValidator, NotEmptyValidator, NotNullValidator, PastDateValidator, RegularExpressionValidator
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public interface ConstraintValidator
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A validator for annotation-based constraints. Validators may validate one or more constraint types.

Copyright 2010 (C) by Martin Ganserer

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Martin Ganserer

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConstraintViolation`	`validate(Object value, Annotation constraint)`	Validate the given value against the supplied constraint

- Method Detail
  - validate
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ConstraintViolation validate(Object value,
                             Annotation constraint)
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    Validate the given value against the supplied constraint
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value that will be checked
    
    constraint - the constraint that the value will be checked against
    
    Returns:
    
    a ConstraintViolation object if there was a violation of the constraint, or null otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the constraint is either null or not one of the constraint types supported by this validator