com.latitude.validator.spi

Interface Validator

All Known Subinterfaces:

ChainedValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractGenericChainedValidator, AbstractGenericValidator

public interface Validator

A validator able to apply the validation logic This interface defines the methods that a validator must provide.

Author:

Vincenzo Autiero

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Get the logical name of the validator
boolean	supports(Object subject) Indicates if this validator supports the provided subject.
void	validate(Object subject, ValidationContext context) Execute the validation

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the logical name of the validator

Returns:

a String with the name of the validator

validate

void validate(Object subject,
              ValidationContext context)
       throws ValidationException

Execute the validation

Parameters:

subject - the subject of the validation

context - the ValidationContext

Throws:

ValidationException - if the validation constraints are not satisfied

supports

boolean supports(Object subject)

Indicates if this validator supports the provided subject.

Parameters:

subject - the subject of the validation

Returns:

true if this validator supports the subject otherwise false