org.apache.openjpa.validation
Interface Validator

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractValidator, ValidatorImpl

public interface Validator

Basic validation interface which defines the contract for event based validation. Event values are defined in LifeCycleEvent.


Method Summary
<T> ValidationException
validate(T arg0, int event)
          Validates a given instance
<T> ValidationException
validateProperty(T arg0, String property, int event)
          Validates a property of a given instance
<T> ValidationException
validateValue(Class<T> arg0, String arg1, Object arg2, int event)
          Validates a value based upon the constraints applied to a given class attribute.
<T> boolean
validating(T arg0, int event)
          Method for determining whether validation is active for the given type and event.
 

Method Detail

validate

<T> ValidationException validate(T arg0,
                                 int event)
Validates a given instance

Type Parameters:
T - The instance to validate
Parameters:
arg0 - The class, of type T to validate
event - The event id
Returns:
ValidationException if the validator produces one or more constraint violations.

validateProperty

<T> ValidationException validateProperty(T arg0,
                                         String property,
                                         int event)
Validates a property of a given instance

Type Parameters:
T - The instance to validate
Parameters:
arg0 - The class, of type T to validate
property - The property to validate
event - The event id
Returns:
ValidationException if the validator produces one or more constraint violations.

validateValue

<T> ValidationException validateValue(Class<T> arg0,
                                      String arg1,
                                      Object arg2,
                                      int event)
Validates a value based upon the constraints applied to a given class attribute.

Type Parameters:
T - The instance type to base validation upon
Parameters:
arg0 - The class of type T to validate
arg1 - The property to validate
arg2 - The property value to validate
event - The event id
Returns:
ValidationException if the validator produces one or more constraint violations.

validating

<T> boolean validating(T arg0,
                       int event)
Method for determining whether validation is active for the given type and event.

Type Parameters:
T -
Parameters:
arg0 - Type being validated
event - event type
Returns:
true if validation is active for the specified event


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