com.bankframe
Class Constant

java.lang.Object
  com.bankframe.Constant

public abstract class Constant

extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a collection of constants that are used within BankFrame.

Author:

ETU

Constructor Summary

Constant()

Method Summary

abstract DataPacket	getConstants() This is the interface for all constants classes.
void	validate(java.lang.String data, int errorNumber) This method checks if the parameter data is contained in the constants that this class represents.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Constant

public Constant()

Method Detail

getConstants

public abstract DataPacket getConstants()

This is the interface for all constants classes. Implement this method so that it

Returns:

a data packet. The constants should be the values in the data packets.

validate

public void validate(java.lang.String data,
                     int errorNumber)
              throws ValidationException

This method checks if the parameter data is contained in the constants that this class represents. If it is then nothing happens. If it is not then a ValidationException is thrown.

Parameters:

data - value to check for in constants

errorNumber - Error number to display if data is not found in constants

Throws:

ValidationException - Occurs if the parameter data is not contained in the constants this class represents