net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base

Class ObjectValidatorBuilder<V,PARENT,SELF extends ObjectValidatorBuilder<V,PARENT,SELF>>

java.lang.Object

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.ObjectValidatorBuilder<V,PARENT,SELF>

Type Parameters:

V - the generic type of the value to validate.

PARENT - the generic type of the parent builder.

SELF - the generic type of this builder itself (this).

All Implemented Interfaces:

Builder<AbstractValidator<? super V>>

Direct Known Subclasses:

CharSequenceValidatorBuilder, CompareableValidatorBuilder, ComplexValidatorBuilder, ValidatorBuilderBoolean, ValidatorBuilderObject, ValidatorBuilderTime

public abstract class ObjectValidatorBuilder<V,PARENT,SELF extends ObjectValidatorBuilder<V,PARENT,SELF>>
extends Object
implements Builder<AbstractValidator<? super V>>

This is the base class to create instances of AbstractValidator using the builder pattern.

Since:

7.1.0

Author:

hohwille

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private PARENT	parent
private List<AbstractValidator<? super V>>	validators

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectValidatorBuilder(PARENT parent) The constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SELF	add(AbstractValidator<? super V> validator)
PARENT	and()
AbstractValidator<? super V>	build() Creates a new instance of the object to build.
protected <T> List<AbstractValidator<? super T>>	getValidators(ObjectValidatorBuilder<T,?,?> builder)
SELF	mandatory() Value is mandatory.
abstract SELF	range(String min, String max) This method allows to define a range in a generic way.
protected SELF	self()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

parent

private final PARENT parent

validators

private final List<AbstractValidator<? super V>> validators

Constructor Detail

ObjectValidatorBuilder

public ObjectValidatorBuilder(PARENT parent)

The constructor.

Parameters:

parent - the parent builder.

Method Detail

getValidators

protected <T> List<AbstractValidator<? super T>> getValidators(ObjectValidatorBuilder<T,?,?> builder)

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type of the value to validate.

Parameters:

builder - the ObjectValidatorBuilder.

Returns:

the List of validators.

and

public PARENT and()

Returns:

the parent Builder or null if <PARENT> is void.

self

protected SELF self()

Returns:

this build instance for fluent API calls.

add

public SELF add(AbstractValidator<? super V> validator)

Parameters:

validator - the AbstractValidator to add to this builder.

Returns:

this build instance for fluent API calls.

mandatory

public SELF mandatory()

Value is mandatory.

Returns:

this build instance for fluent API calls.

range

public abstract SELF range(String min,
                           String max)

This method allows to define a range in a generic way. If you have a properly typed builder please use more specific methods such as CompareableValidatorBuilder.range(net.sf.mmm.util.value.api.Range) instead.

Parameters:

min - the minimum value allowed or null for no lower bound.

max - the maximum value allowed or null for no upper bound.

Returns:

this build instance for fluent API calls.

build

public AbstractValidator<? super V> build()

Description copied from interface: Builder

Creates a new instance of the object to build. If the Builder is reused, any additional changes to the Builder shall NOT have any effect on instances previously returned by this method.

Specified by:

build in interface Builder<AbstractValidator<? super V>>

Returns:

the AbstractValidator