com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators
Class ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator

java.lang.Object
  com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.ValidatorSupport
      com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.FieldValidatorSupport
          com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.VisitorFieldValidator
              com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

FieldValidator, ShortCircuitableValidator, Validator

public class ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator
extends VisitorFieldValidator

ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator <field name="colleaguePosition"> <field-validator type="fieldexpression" short-circuit="true"> reason == 'colleague' and colleaguePositionID == '_CHOOSE_' <message>You must choose a position where you worked with this person, or choose "Other..."</message> </field-validator> <field-validator type="conditionalvisitor"> reason == 'colleague' and colleaguePositionID == 'OTHER' <message/> </field-validator> </field>

Author:

Matt Raible

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.VisitorFieldValidator

VisitorFieldValidator.AppendingValidatorContext

Field Summary

private String

expression

Fields inherited from class com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.ValidatorSupport

defaultMessage, log, messageKey

Constructor Summary

ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator()

Method Summary

String	getExpression()
void	setExpression(String expression)
void	validate(Object object) If expression evaluates to true, invoke visitor validation.
boolean	validateExpression(Object object) Validate the expression contained in the "expression" paramter.

Methods inherited from class com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.VisitorFieldValidator

getContext, isAppendPrefix, setActionValidatorManager, setAppendPrefix, setContext

Methods inherited from class com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.FieldValidatorSupport

getFieldName, getValidatorType, setFieldName, setValidatorType

Methods inherited from class com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.ValidatorSupport

addActionError, addFieldError, conditionalParse, getDefaultMessage, getFieldValue, getMessage, getMessageKey, getParse, getValidatorContext, isShortCircuit, setDefaultMessage, setMessageKey, setParse, setShortCircuit, setValidatorContext, setValueStack

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.Validator

getDefaultMessage, getMessage, getMessageKey, getValidatorContext, setDefaultMessage, setMessageKey, setValidatorContext, setValueStack

Field Detail

expression

private String expression

Constructor Detail

ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator

public ConditionalVisitorFieldValidator()

Method Detail

setExpression

public void setExpression(String expression)

getExpression

public String getExpression()

validate

public void validate(Object object)
              throws ValidationException

If expression evaluates to true, invoke visitor validation.

Specified by:

validate in interface Validator

Overrides:

validate in class VisitorFieldValidator

Parameters:

object - the object being validated

Throws:

ValidationException

validateExpression

public boolean validateExpression(Object object)
                           throws ValidationException

Validate the expression contained in the "expression" paramter.

Parameters:

object - the object you're validating

Returns:

true if expression evaluates to true (implying a validation failure)

Throws:

ValidationException - if anything goes wrong