oracle.javatools.db.validators

Class ValidationContext<T extends DBObject>

java.lang.Object

oracle.javatools.db.validators.ValidationContext<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the class of object in the context

public final class ValidationContext<T extends DBObject>
extends java.lang.Object

Context object for a DBObjectValidator that defines the object to validate and optionally a specific property to validate. The level of validation is also included.

Since:

12.2.1

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidationContext(T originalObject, T updatedObject, ValidationLevel level, java.lang.String... props) Creates a new ValidationContext to drive a validate operation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ValidationLevel	getLevel() Gets the validation level to validate.
T	getOriginalObject() Gets the original object for the validation.
java.lang.String[]	getProperties() Gets the specific properties to validate.
T	getUpdatedObject() Gets the updated object for the validation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValidationContext

public ValidationContext(T originalObject,
                         T updatedObject,
                         ValidationLevel level,
                         java.lang.String... props)

Creates a new ValidationContext to drive a validate operation.

Parameters:

originalObject - the original object. If null updatedObject will be considered a new object, and any name validation will inculde a unique name check.

updatedObject - the object to validate. If originalObject is not null this should be a temporary copy of originalObject (to validate an update), or the same instance (to validate an existing object in the provider).

level - the validation level to validate at

props - the specific properties to validate, or null to validate all properties.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if updatedObject or level are null.

Method Detail

getOriginalObject

public T getOriginalObject()

Gets the original object for the validation. This can be null if the validation is for a new object.

Returns:

the original object

getUpdatedObject

public T getUpdatedObject()

Gets the updated object for the validation. This is the object we are actually validating. This could be either a copy of the original object, or simply the original object if we are validating an object that already exists in the provider.

Returns:

the object to validate

getProperties

public java.lang.String[] getProperties()

Gets the specific properties to validate. This will be null if the request is to validate the whole object.

Returns:

the properties to validate, if validation is restricted to certain properties.

getLevel

public ValidationLevel getLevel()

Gets the validation level to validate.

Returns:

the level of validation requested.