org.codehaus.groovy.grails.validation
Interface Constraint

All Known Subinterfaces:
PersistentConstraint, VetoingConstraint
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractConstraint, AbstractPersistentConstraint, AbstractVetoingConstraint, BlankConstraint, CreditCardConstraint, EmailConstraint, InListConstraint, MatchesConstraint, MaxConstraint, MaxSizeConstraint, MinConstraint, MinSizeConstraint, NotEqualConstraint, NullableConstraint, RangeConstraint, ScaleConstraint, SizeConstraint, UniqueConstraint, UrlConstraint, ValidatorConstraint

public interface Constraint

Interface that defines a validatable constraint

Since:
10-Nov-2005
Author:
Graeme Rocher

Method Summary
 String getName()
           
 String getPropertyName()
           
 void setMessageSource(MessageSource source)
          The message source to evaluate the default messages from
 void setOwningClass(Class owningClass)
          The class the constraint applies to
 void setParameter(Object parameter)
          The parameter which the constraint is validated against
 void setPropertyName(String propertyName)
          The name of the property the constraint applies to
 boolean supports(Class type)
          Returns whether the constraint supports being applied against the specified type;
 void validate(Object target, Object propertyValue, Errors errors)
          Validate this constraint against a property value.
 

Method Detail

supports

boolean supports(Class type)
Returns whether the constraint supports being applied against the specified type;

Parameters:
type - The type to support
Returns:
True if the constraint can be applied against the specified type

validate

void validate(Object target,
              Object propertyValue,
              Errors errors)
Validate this constraint against a property value. If implementation is vetoing (isVetoing() method returns true), then it could return 'true' to stop further validation.

Parameters:
target -
propertyValue - The property value to validate
errors - The errors instance to record errors against

setParameter

void setParameter(Object parameter)
The parameter which the constraint is validated against

Parameters:
parameter -

setOwningClass

void setOwningClass(Class owningClass)
The class the constraint applies to

Parameters:
owningClass -

setPropertyName

void setPropertyName(String propertyName)
The name of the property the constraint applies to

Parameters:
propertyName -

getName

String getName()
Returns:
The name of the constraint

getPropertyName

String getPropertyName()
Returns:
The property name of the constraint

setMessageSource

void setMessageSource(MessageSource source)
The message source to evaluate the default messages from

Parameters:
source -


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