org.springmodules.validation.bean.conf
Interface BeanValidationConfiguration

All Known Subinterfaces:

MutableBeanValidationConfiguration

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBeanValidationConfiguration

public interface BeanValidationConfiguration

Holds the various validatoin rules of a bean. This configuration is made out of the following configuration rules:

• Global Rules - Rules that are associated with the bean itself. Validation error of this rule will be associated with the bean as well (see org.springframework.validation.Errors#getGlobalError()).
• Property Rules - Rules that are associated with a specific property of the bean. Validation error of this rule will be associated with the property as well (see org.springframework.validation.Errors#getFieldError(String)). Note that the condition of these rules however sould still be applied on the bean itself.
• Custom Validator - This is not a validation rule per se, but a custom validator that can be associated with the bean. This enables associating already exsiting or perhaps very complex validators with the bean.
• Required Validatable Properties - These are all the bean properties that need to be valid on their own in order for the bean itself to be valid. A simple example can be a collection property, where in order for the bean to be valid, all elements in the collection need to be valid as well.

Author:

Uri Boness

Method Summary

CascadeValidation[]	getCascadeValidations() Returns the configured cascade validations.
Validator	getCustomValidator() Returns the custom validator associated with this configuration, null if no custom validator is associated.
ValidationRule[]	getGlobalRules() Returns the global validation rules for the bean.
ValidationRule[]	getPropertyRules(java.lang.String propertyName) Returns the property validation rules for the bean that are associated with the given property name.
java.lang.String[]	getValidatedProperties() Returns a list of all properties that are associated with validation rules.

Method Detail

getGlobalRules

ValidationRule[] getGlobalRules()

Returns the global validation rules for the bean. This method never returns null. If no global rule is defined, an empty array is returned.

Returns:

The global validation rules for the bean.

getPropertyRules

ValidationRule[] getPropertyRules(java.lang.String propertyName)

Returns the property validation rules for the bean that are associated with the given property name. This method never returns null. If no rule is associated with the given property, an empty array is returned.

Parameters:

propertyName - The name of the bean property.

Returns:

The property validation rules for the bean.

getValidatedProperties

java.lang.String[] getValidatedProperties()

Returns a list of all properties that are associated with validation rules.

Returns:

A list of all properties that are associated with validation rules.

getCustomValidator

Validator getCustomValidator()

Returns the custom validator associated with this configuration, null if no custom validator is associated.

Returns:

The customer validator associated with this configuration.

getCascadeValidations

CascadeValidation[] getCascadeValidations()

Returns the configured cascade validations.

Returns:

The configured cascade validations.