Package ch.tocco.nice2.validate.api.validators

Enum Class Validator.MergeMode

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Validator.MergeMode>

ch.tocco.nice2.validate.api.validators.Validator.MergeMode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Validator.MergeMode>, Constable

Enclosing interface:

Validator

public static enum Validator.MergeMode
extends Enum<Validator.MergeMode>

Defines how to merge the constraint properties of two validators.

For example a NARROW merge on 2 date validators takes the later start date and earlier end date.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
EXPAND	Takes the more optimistic of the 2 options.
IF_MISSING	Only overwrites a constraint property with the one in the given validator if none was defined so far.
NARROW	Takes the more pessimistic of the 2 options.
OVERRIDE	Overrides the constraint property with the one in the given validator if the given one has it (not null).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Validator.MergeMode	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Validator.MergeMode[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

NARROW

public static final Validator.MergeMode NARROW

Takes the more pessimistic of the 2 options.

EXPAND

public static final Validator.MergeMode EXPAND

Takes the more optimistic of the 2 options.

IF_MISSING

public static final Validator.MergeMode IF_MISSING

Only overwrites a constraint property with the one in the given validator if none was defined so far.

OVERRIDE

public static final Validator.MergeMode OVERRIDE

Overrides the constraint property with the one in the given validator if the given one has it (not null).

Method Details

values

public static Validator.MergeMode[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Validator.MergeMode valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null