com.iplanet.ums.validation

Interface IValidator

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlphaValidator, BooleanValidator, DNValidator, DomainValidator, FloatValidator, MailAddressValidator, NumberValidator, SetValidator, TelephoneValidator, URLValidator

public interface IValidator
extends Serializable

Interface for all validators. This is handle for doing validations and should be implemented by all validating classes. Implementation is specific to that implementing classs with a set of validating rules

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	BAD_RULE constant string value to represent badrule
static String	BAD_VALUE constant string value to represent badvalue
static String	PKG Resource keys package name
static String	PREFIX package prefix

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	validate(String value, String rule) Validates value with the optional rule.

Field Detail

PKG

static final String PKG

Resource keys package name

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Constant Field Values

PREFIX

static final String PREFIX

package prefix

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Constant Field Values

BAD_VALUE

static final String BAD_VALUE

constant string value to represent badvalue

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Constant Field Values

BAD_RULE

static final String BAD_RULE

constant string value to represent badrule

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

validate

boolean validate(String value,
                 String rule)

Validates value with the optional rule.

 Example: SetValidator.validate("A", "A,B,C,D,F");
 RangeValidator.validate("10", "1-24");
 MailAddressValidator.validate("bogus@sun.com", null);
 

Parameters:

value - attribute value to test

rule - optional rule applies to each validator

Returns:

true if validates successfully