com.townleyenterprises.validator
Interface FieldValidator

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

IntRangeValidator

public interface FieldValidator

extends java.io.Serializable

This interface defines the generic capabilities of a form field validation operation. It is essentially a function object which can optionally mutate the value being validated.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: FieldValidator.java,v 1.3 2004/08/11 16:22:11 atownley Exp $

Author:

Andrew S. Townley

Method Summary

void	validate(java.lang.Object value) This method validates the given value based on the implementation-defined validation rules.
void	validate(java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale) This method validates the given value based on the implementation-defined validation rules and the specified locale.

Method Detail

validate

public void validate(java.lang.Object value)
              throws java.lang.Exception

This method validates the given value based on the implementation-defined validation rules.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the validation fails

validate

public void validate(java.lang.Object value,
                     java.util.Locale locale)
              throws java.lang.Exception

This method validates the given value based on the implementation-defined validation rules and the specified locale.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the validation fails