br.com.caelum.vraptor.validator

Interface BeanValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBeanValidator, NullBeanValidator

public interface BeanValidator

Implements a bean validator, delegating all validation to Bean Validator especification.

Since:

vraptor3.1.2

Author:

Otávio Scherer Garcia

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<Message>	validate(Object object, Class<?>... groups) Validate the bean and return a list of messages if has constraint violations.
List<Message>	validateProperties(Object object, String... properties) Validate the specified bean's properties and return a list of messages if has constraint violations.
List<Message>	validateProperty(Object object, String property, Class<?>... groups) Validate the specified bean's property and return a list of messages if has constraint violations.

Method Detail

validate

List<Message> validate(Object object,
                     Class<?>... groups)

Validate the bean and return a list of messages if has constraint violations. If the object is null, an empty list will be returned.

Parameters:

object - The object to be validated.

groups - The groups that must be validated.

Returns:

List of constraint violations.

validateProperties

List<Message> validateProperties(Object object,
                               String... properties)

Validate the specified bean's properties and return a list of messages if has constraint violations. If the object is null, an empty list will be returned.

Parameters:

object - The object to be validated.

properties - The properties that must be validated.

Returns:

List of constraint violations.

validateProperty

List<Message> validateProperty(Object object,
                             String property,
                             Class<?>... groups)

Validate the specified bean's property and return a list of messages if has constraint violations. If the object is null, an empty list will be returned.

Parameters:

object - The object to be validated.

property - The property that must be validated.

groups - The groups that must be validated.

Returns:

List of constraint violations.