oracle.clex.util
Class AttributeValidator

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class AttributeValidator

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Cloneable

Contains the rules for an attribute and performs the validation. Used to validate values against a particular attribute rule

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	DATATYPE_DATE The date datatype
static java.lang.String	DATATYPE_DECIMAL The decimal datatype
static java.lang.String	DATATYPE_INT The int datatype
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT The default date format rule.
static java.lang.String	DEPENDENT_RULE_DEFAULT_KEY The default key for dependent rule
static java.lang.String	DEPENDENT_RULE_NULL_VALUE The value to represent a null value for dependents.
static java.lang.String	DEPENDENT_RULE_REQUIRES_ONE_VALUE The value to specify that atleast one dependent value is required.
static java.lang.String	RULE_DATATYPE The tag for datatype rule
static java.lang.String	RULE_DATEFORMAT The tag for the date format rule
static java.lang.String	RULE_LENGTH The tag for the length rule
static java.lang.String	RULE_MANDATORY The tag for the mandatory rule
static java.lang.String	RULE_MAX The tag for the max rule
static java.lang.String	RULE_MIN The tag for the min rule
static java.lang.String	RULE_REGEXP The tag for the regexp rule

Constructor Summary

AttributeValidator()
Default Constructor

Method Summary

void	addDependentRule(java.lang.String dependentRule, java.util.Hashtable dependents)
protected void	addErrorMessage(java.lang.String errorMessage) Add a error message for the attribute
void	addRule(java.lang.String ruleName, java.lang.String ruleValue) Add a rule to the attribute
void	addRuleMessage(java.lang.String ruleName, java.lang.String ruleMessage) Add a custom rule message for attribute
void	clear()
java.lang.Object	clone()
java.util.Vector	getDependents()
java.lang.String	getDescriptiveName() Returns the descriptive name of the attribute
java.util.Vector	getErrorMessages() Returns the the error messages as a result of the validating a value with the attribute rules.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the attribute
java.lang.String	getRuleValue(java.lang.String ruleName) Returns the value of a rule
boolean	hasDependentRules()
boolean	hasErrors() Returns a boolean determining if there were any error messages as a result of the validate()
void	setDescriptiveName(java.lang.String aDescriptiveName) Sets the descriptive name of the attribute which will use in the error messages
void	setName(java.lang.String attributeName) Sets the name of the attribute
void	validate(java.lang.String value, java.util.Hashtable dependentValues) Validates the value using the rules of the attributes If Dependent rules present, then validated against dependentValues

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

RULE_DATATYPE

public static final java.lang.String RULE_DATATYPE

The tag for datatype rule

RULE_DATEFORMAT

public static final java.lang.String RULE_DATEFORMAT

The tag for the date format rule

RULE_LENGTH

public static final java.lang.String RULE_LENGTH

The tag for the length rule

RULE_MIN

public static final java.lang.String RULE_MIN

The tag for the min rule

RULE_MAX

public static final java.lang.String RULE_MAX

The tag for the max rule

RULE_MANDATORY

public static final java.lang.String RULE_MANDATORY

The tag for the mandatory rule

RULE_REGEXP

public static final java.lang.String RULE_REGEXP

The tag for the regexp rule

DEPENDENT_RULE_DEFAULT_KEY

public static final java.lang.String DEPENDENT_RULE_DEFAULT_KEY

The default key for dependent rule

DEPENDENT_RULE_NULL_VALUE

public static final java.lang.String DEPENDENT_RULE_NULL_VALUE

The value to represent a null value for dependents. Value is NULL

DEPENDENT_RULE_REQUIRES_ONE_VALUE

public static final java.lang.String DEPENDENT_RULE_REQUIRES_ONE_VALUE

The value to specify that atleast one dependent value is required. Value is REQUIRESONE

DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_DATEFORMAT

The default date format rule. Value is MM/DD/YYYY

DATATYPE_DATE

public static final java.lang.String DATATYPE_DATE

The date datatype

DATATYPE_DECIMAL

public static final java.lang.String DATATYPE_DECIMAL

The decimal datatype

DATATYPE_INT

public static final java.lang.String DATATYPE_INT

The int datatype

Constructor Detail

AttributeValidator

public AttributeValidator()

Default Constructor

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the attribute

Returns:

java.lang.String

getDescriptiveName

public java.lang.String getDescriptiveName()

Returns the descriptive name of the attribute

Returns:

java.lang.String

getRuleValue

public java.lang.String getRuleValue(java.lang.String ruleName)

Returns the value of a rule

Returns:

java.lang.String

clear

public void clear()

getErrorMessages

public java.util.Vector getErrorMessages()

Returns the the error messages as a result of the validating a value with the attribute rules. Will not contain anything to prior to to invoking validate()

Returns:

java.util.Vector

getDependents

public java.util.Vector getDependents()

hasErrors

public boolean hasErrors()

Returns a boolean determining if there were any error messages as a result of the validate()

Returns:

boolean

hasDependentRules

public boolean hasDependentRules()

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String attributeName)

Sets the name of the attribute

Parameters:

java.lang.String - the attribute name

setDescriptiveName

public void setDescriptiveName(java.lang.String aDescriptiveName)

Sets the descriptive name of the attribute which will use in the error messages

Parameters:

java.lang.String - The descriptive name

addRule

public void addRule(java.lang.String ruleName,
                    java.lang.String ruleValue)

Add a rule to the attribute

Parameters:

java.lang.String - The name of the rule

java.lang.String - The value of the rule

addRuleMessage

public void addRuleMessage(java.lang.String ruleName,
                           java.lang.String ruleMessage)

Add a custom rule message for attribute

Parameters:

java.lang.String - The name of the rule

java.lang.String - The value of the custom message

addDependentRule

public void addDependentRule(java.lang.String dependentRule,
                             java.util.Hashtable dependents)

addErrorMessage

protected void addErrorMessage(java.lang.String errorMessage)

Add a error message for the attribute

Parameters:

java.lang.String - The error message

validate

public void validate(java.lang.String value,
                     java.util.Hashtable dependentValues)

Validates the value using the rules of the attributes If Dependent rules present, then validated against dependentValues

Parameters:

java.lang.String -

java.util.Hashtable -

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object