org.apache.turbine.services.intake.validator
Class DefaultValidator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.turbine.services.intake.validator.DefaultValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

InitableByConstraintMap, Validator

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanValidator, DateStringValidator, FileValidator, org.apache.turbine.services.intake.validator.NumberValidator, StringValidator

public abstract class DefaultValidator

extends java.lang.Object

implements Validator, InitableByConstraintMap

DefaultValidator that will compare a testValue against the following constraints:

Name	Valid Values	Default Value
required	true|false	false
mask	regexp
minLength	integer	0
maxLength	integer

This validator can serve as the base class for more specific validators

Version:

$Id: DefaultValidator.java 264148 2005-08-29 14:21:04Z henning $

Author:

John McNally, Quinton McCombs, Colin Chalmers

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	errorMessage Error message pertaining to Rule that was broken
protected org.apache.commons.logging.Log	log Logging
protected int	maxLength The maximum length of the field
protected java.lang.String	maxLengthMessage The message to show if field fails max-length test
protected int	minLength The minimum length of the field
protected java.lang.String	minLengthMessage The message to show if field fails min-length test
protected boolean	required A boolean value to signify if the field is definately required or not
protected java.lang.String	requiredMessage The message to show if field fails required test

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.turbine.services.intake.validator.Validator

FLEXIBLE_RULE_NAME, FORMAT_RULE_NAME, INVALID_NUMBER_RULE_NAME, MASK_RULE_NAME, MAX_LENGTH_RULE_NAME, MAX_VALUE_RULE_NAME, MIN_LENGTH_RULE_NAME, MIN_VALUE_RULE_NAME, REQUIRED_RULE_NAME

Constructor Summary

DefaultValidator()
Default constructor

DefaultValidator(java.util.Map paramMap)
Constructor

Method Summary

void	assertValidity(java.lang.String testValue) Determine whether a testValue meets the criteria specified in the constraints defined for this validator
int	getMaxLength() Get the value of maxLength.
java.lang.String	getMaxLengthMessage() Get the value of maxLengthMessage.
java.lang.String	getMessage() Get the error message resulting from invalid input.
int	getMinLength() Get the value of minLength.
java.lang.String	getMinLengthMessage() Get the value of minLengthMessage.
java.lang.String	getRequiredMessage() Get the value of requiredMessage.
void	init(java.util.Map paramMap) Extract the relevant parameters from the constraints listed in tags within the intake.xml file.
boolean	isRequired() Get the value of required.
boolean	isValid(java.lang.String testValue) Determine whether a testValue meets the criteria specified in the constraints defined for this validator
void	setMaxLength(int maxLength) Set the value of maxLength.
void	setMaxLengthMessage(java.lang.String maxLengthMessage) Set the value of maxLengthMessage.
void	setMinLength(int minLength) Set the value of minLength.
void	setMinLengthMessage(java.lang.String minLengthMessage) Set the value of minLengthMessage.
void	setRequired(boolean required) Set the value of required.
void	setRequiredMessage(java.lang.String requiredMessage) Set the value of requiredMessage.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

required

protected boolean required

A boolean value to signify if the field is definately required or not

requiredMessage

protected java.lang.String requiredMessage

The message to show if field fails required test

minLength

protected int minLength

The minimum length of the field

minLengthMessage

protected java.lang.String minLengthMessage

The message to show if field fails min-length test

maxLength

protected int maxLength

The maximum length of the field

maxLengthMessage

protected java.lang.String maxLengthMessage

The message to show if field fails max-length test

errorMessage

protected java.lang.String errorMessage

Error message pertaining to Rule that was broken

log

protected org.apache.commons.logging.Log log

Logging

Constructor Detail

DefaultValidator

public DefaultValidator(java.util.Map paramMap)
                 throws InvalidMaskException

Constructor

Parameters:

paramMap - a Map of Rule's containing constraints on the input.

Throws:

InvalidMaskException - An invalid mask was specified for one of the rules

DefaultValidator

public DefaultValidator()

Default constructor

Method Detail

init

public void init(java.util.Map paramMap)
          throws InvalidMaskException

Extract the relevant parameters from the constraints listed in tags within the intake.xml file.

Specified by:

init in interface InitableByConstraintMap

Parameters:

paramMap - a Map of Rule's containing constraints on the input.

Throws:

InvalidMaskException - An invalid mask was specified for one of the rules

isValid

public boolean isValid(java.lang.String testValue)

Determine whether a testValue meets the criteria specified in the constraints defined for this validator

Specified by:

isValid in interface Validator

Parameters:

testValue - a String to be tested

Returns:

true if valid, false otherwise

assertValidity

public void assertValidity(java.lang.String testValue)
                    throws ValidationException

Determine whether a testValue meets the criteria specified in the constraints defined for this validator

Specified by:

assertValidity in interface Validator

Parameters:

testValue - a String to be tested

Throws:

ValidationException - containing an error message if the testValue did not pass the validation tests.

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Get the error message resulting from invalid input.

Specified by:

getMessage in interface Validator

Returns:

a String message, or the empty String "".

isRequired

public boolean isRequired()

Get the value of required.

Returns:

value of required.

setRequired

public void setRequired(boolean required)

Set the value of required.

Parameters:

required - Value to assign to required.

getRequiredMessage

public java.lang.String getRequiredMessage()

Get the value of requiredMessage.

Returns:

value of requiredMessage.

setRequiredMessage

public void setRequiredMessage(java.lang.String requiredMessage)

Set the value of requiredMessage.

Parameters:

requiredMessage - Value to assign to requiredMessage.

getMinLength

public int getMinLength()

Get the value of minLength.

Returns:

value of minLength.

setMinLength

public void setMinLength(int minLength)

Set the value of minLength.

Parameters:

minLength - Value to assign to minLength.

getMinLengthMessage

public java.lang.String getMinLengthMessage()

Get the value of minLengthMessage.

Returns:

value of minLengthMessage.

setMinLengthMessage

public void setMinLengthMessage(java.lang.String minLengthMessage)

Set the value of minLengthMessage.

Parameters:

minLengthMessage - Value to assign to minLengthMessage.

getMaxLength

public int getMaxLength()

Get the value of maxLength.

Returns:

value of maxLength.

setMaxLength

public void setMaxLength(int maxLength)

Set the value of maxLength.

Parameters:

maxLength - Value to assign to maxLength.

getMaxLengthMessage

public java.lang.String getMaxLengthMessage()

Get the value of maxLengthMessage.

Returns:

value of maxLengthMessage.

setMaxLengthMessage

public void setMaxLengthMessage(java.lang.String maxLengthMessage)

Set the value of maxLengthMessage.

Parameters:

maxLengthMessage - Value to assign to maxLengthMessage.