com.opensymphony.xwork.validator
Interface ActionValidatorManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractActionValidatorManager, DefaultActionValidatorManager

public interface ActionValidatorManager

ActionValidatorManager

Version:

$Id: ActionValidatorManager.java 1281 2006-12-25 04:23:44Z tm_jee $

Author:

Rainer Hermanns

Method Summary

List	getValidators(Class clazz, String context) Returns a list of validators for the given class and context.
void	validate(Object object, List validators, ValidatorContext validatorContext) Validates an action through a series of validators with the given validatorContext.
void	validate(Object object, String context) Validates the given object using action and its context.
void	validate(Object object, String context, ValidatorContext validatorContext) Validates an action give its context and a validation context.

Method Detail

getValidators

List getValidators(Class clazz,
                   String context)

Returns a list of validators for the given class and context. This is the primary lookup method for validators.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to lookup.

context - the context of the action class - can be null.

Returns:

a list of all validators for the given class and context.

validate

void validate(Object object,
              String context)
              throws ValidationException

Validates the given object using action and its context.

Parameters:

object - the action to validate.

context - the action's context.

Throws:

ValidationException - if an error happens when validating the action.

validate

void validate(Object object,
              String context,
              ValidatorContext validatorContext)
              throws ValidationException

Validates an action give its context and a validation context.

Parameters:

object - the action to validate.

context - the action's context.

validatorContext -

Throws:

ValidationException - if an error happens when validating the action.

validate

void validate(Object object,
              List validators,
              ValidatorContext validatorContext)
              throws ValidationException

Validates an action through a series of validators with the given validatorContext.

Parameters:

object -

validators -

validatorContext -

Throws:

ValidationException