com.townleyenterprises.validator
Class ValidationEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      com.townleyenterprises.validator.ValidationEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

FieldSetValidationEvent, FieldValidationEvent

public abstract class ValidationEvent

extends java.util.EventObject

This event is the basis for all of the validation failure events. It provides a way to consume the event and detect if the failure has already been corrected in addition to a link to the form holding the data to be validated.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: ValidationEvent.java,v 1.1 2004/07/28 10:13:40 atownley Exp $

Author:

Andrew S. Townley

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

ValidationEvent(java.lang.Object sender, Form form)
The constructor initializes the instance with the event sender.

Method Summary

void	consume() Consume the event and mark it so that other listeners in the chain can detect if they have to do anything.
Form	getForm() Retrieve a reference to the form.
boolean	isConsumed() Check if the event has been consumed.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValidationEvent

public ValidationEvent(java.lang.Object sender,
                       Form form)

The constructor initializes the instance with the event sender.

Parameters:

sender - the validator instance which caused the failure

Method Detail

consume

public void consume()

Consume the event and mark it so that other listeners in the chain can detect if they have to do anything.

isConsumed

public boolean isConsumed()

Check if the event has been consumed.

getForm

public Form getForm()

Retrieve a reference to the form.