Package ch.tocco.nice2.model.base.unmarshal.validate

Interface Validator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNumberValidator, AbstractValidator, LengthValidator, Not0Validator, PositiveValidator, RangeValidator, RegexValidator

public interface Validator

Interface for value validators.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	validate(Object value, String param, String msg, boolean negate)	Validate a value.

Method Details

validate

String validate(Object value,
 String param,
 String msg,
 boolean negate)

Validate a value. The converted value will be passed to this method.

Parameters:

value - The value to be validated.

param - The parameter passed to the validator.

msg - The custom error message or null, if none was specified.

negate - true, if the validation should be negated.

Returns:

An error message (where '{1}' denotes where to put a description of the element) or null, if the value is valid.