Oracle ADF Model and Business Components API Reference 10.1.2 B14022-01

oracle.jbo.rules
Class JboNonNullValidator

java.lang.Object
  extended byoracle.jbo.rules.JboNonNullValidator
All Implemented Interfaces:
JboValidatorInterface
Direct Known Subclasses:
JboMandatoryAttributesValidator

public class JboNonNullValidator
extends java.lang.Object
implements JboValidatorInterface

Implements non-null validation for mandatory attributes. This validation rule is applied by the framework to an Entity Object that has the mandatory flag set for any of its an attributes. The method isMandatory() identifies manditory attributes.

This validator is invoked by an Entity Objects's validate() method to confirm that its mandatory attributes are non-null. If any attribute is null, AttrValException is thrown. The framework does not perform this validation when an attribute value is changed, but only when its Enitity Object is validated.

Since:
JDeveloper 3.0
See Also:
Entity, EntityDefImpl

Field Summary
protected  AttributeDef[] mandatoryAttrs
           
protected  java.lang.String mDescription
           
 
Constructor Summary
JboNonNullValidator(com.sun.java.util.collections.ArrayList vec)
          Creates a validator from a list of attribute indices.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.String getDescription()
          Gets the description of this validator.
 void setDescription(java.lang.String description)
          Sets the description of this validator.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Internal: Applications should not use this method.
 void validate(JboValidatorContext evObj)
          Validates the Entity Object's mandatory attributes.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

mandatoryAttrs

protected transient AttributeDef[] mandatoryAttrs

mDescription

protected java.lang.String mDescription
Constructor Detail

JboNonNullValidator

public JboNonNullValidator(com.sun.java.util.collections.ArrayList vec)
Creates a validator from a list of attribute indices.

Parameters:
vec - a list of indices for attributes to be considered manditory.
Method Detail

validate

public void validate(JboValidatorContext evObj)
Validates the Entity Object's mandatory attributes.

Specified by:
validate in interface JboValidatorInterface
Parameters:
evObj - an event indicating the attributes to be validatated.
Returns:
true if the value is valid.
Throws:
JboException - if any attributes are found to be null.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Internal: Applications should not use this method.


getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()
Gets the description of this validator.

Specified by:
getDescription in interface JboValidatorInterface
Returns:
a documentation string.

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)
Sets the description of this validator.

Specified by:
setDescription in interface JboValidatorInterface
Parameters:
description - a documentation string.

Oracle ADF Model and Business Components API Reference 10.1.2 B14022-01

 

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