oracle.jbo.rules
Class AbstractValidator

java.lang.Object
  oracle.jbo.rules.AbstractValidator

Direct Known Subclasses:

JboAbstractValidator, JboBaseValidator, JboPrecisionScaleValidator

public abstract class AbstractValidator

extends java.lang.Object

The superclass for all pre-defined validators.

This class implements the basic functionality of storing the value of either an attribute to be validated, or the entity or application module reference on which validation is to be invoked. Subclasses must provide validateValue, which performs the actual validation test.

Since:

Jdeveloper 3.0

Field Summary

protected boolean	mbInverse
protected java.lang.String	mDescription
protected java.lang.Class	mErrorMessageClass
protected java.lang.String	mMsgId
protected java.lang.String	mValidatingAttrName

Constructor Summary

AbstractValidator()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	convertToJava(AttributeDef attrDef, java.lang.Object val)
java.lang.String	getDescription() Gets the textul description of this validator.
java.lang.Class	getErrorMessageClass()
java.lang.String	getErrorMsgId()
boolean	getInverse() Reports whether the logic of this validator is inverted.
java.lang.String	getValidatingAttributeName()
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description) Sets the textul description of this validator using a specified string.
void	setErrorMessageClass(java.lang.Class clz)
void	setErrorMsgId(java.lang.String msgId)
void	setInverse(boolean bInverse) Allows the logic of this validator to be inverted.
void	setValidatingAttributeName(java.lang.String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mbInverse

protected boolean mbInverse

mDescription

protected java.lang.String mDescription

mMsgId

protected java.lang.String mMsgId

mErrorMessageClass

protected java.lang.Class mErrorMessageClass

mValidatingAttrName

protected java.lang.String mValidatingAttrName

Constructor Detail

AbstractValidator

public AbstractValidator()

Method Detail

setErrorMessageClass

public void setErrorMessageClass(java.lang.Class clz)

getErrorMessageClass

public java.lang.Class getErrorMessageClass()

convertToJava

public java.lang.Object convertToJava(AttributeDef attrDef,
                                      java.lang.Object val)

setInverse

public void setInverse(boolean bInverse)

Allows the logic of this validator to be inverted.

Parameters:

bInverse - true if the validation result is to be inverted, and false if the validation result is not to be inverted.

getInverse

public boolean getInverse()

Reports whether the logic of this validator is inverted.

Returns:

true if the validation result is inverted, and false if the validation result is not inverted.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Gets the textul description of this validator.

Returns:

a documentation string.

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)

Sets the textul description of this validator using a specified string.

Parameters:

description - a documentation string.

getErrorMsgId

public java.lang.String getErrorMsgId()

setErrorMsgId

public void setErrorMsgId(java.lang.String msgId)

setValidatingAttributeName

public void setValidatingAttributeName(java.lang.String name)

getValidatingAttributeName

public java.lang.String getValidatingAttributeName()