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oracle.iam.rm.server_api.model
Class Validator

java.lang.Object
oracle.iam.rm.server_api.model.Validator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompositeValidator, EnumeratedValueValidator, NonNullValidator, NumericValidator, StringLengthValidator, StringPatternValidator, WhitespaceValidator

public class Validator

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

A generic validator for arguments and attributes.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

	Validator() Creates a "blanket" validator.
protected	Validator(java.lang.String violationMessage) Creates a validator with the provided violation message.

Method Summary

protected java.lang.String	getViolationMessage() Gets the violation message to use if the validation fails.
boolean	isRequired() Determines whether this value is required.
protected boolean	isValid(java.lang.Object value) Determines whether the provided value is valid according to this validator.
java.lang.String	validate(java.lang.Object value) Validates the value based on the constraint represented by this validator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Validator

public Validator()

Creates a "blanket" validator.

Validator

protected Validator(java.lang.String violationMessage)

Creates a validator with the provided violation message.

Parameters:

violationMessage - violation message to use if the validation fails

Method Detail

validate

public java.lang.String validate(java.lang.Object value)

Validates the value based on the constraint represented by this validator.

Parameters:

value - Object representing the value to validate

Returns:

null if the value is valid or a localized validation problem message if the value is invalid

isValid

protected boolean isValid(java.lang.Object value)

Determines whether the provided value is valid according to this validator.

Parameters:

value - value to validate

Returns:

Boolean true if the value is valid, otherwise .

isRequired

public boolean isRequired()

Determines whether this value is required.

Returns:

Boolean true if this value is required, otherwise .

getViolationMessage

protected java.lang.String getViolationMessage()

Gets the violation message to use if the validation fails.

Returns:

String representing the violation message to use if the validation fails.

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