net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base

Interface ValidatorBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractValidatorBuilder, ValidatorBuilderJsr303, ValidatorBuilderNone

public interface ValidatorBuilder

This is the interface for a builder of ValueValidator instances from annotations (JSR 303).

Since:

3.1.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AbstractValidator<?>	newValidator(Class<?> pojoType, String property) Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.
AbstractValidator<?>	newValidator(Class<?> pojoType, String property, Class<?> propertyType) Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.
<T> AbstractValidator<T>	newValidator(Class<?> pojoType, TypedProperty<T> property) Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.
<T> AbstractValidator<T>	newValidator(Class<?> pojoType, TypedProperty<T> property, Class<T> propertyType) Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.
<V> AbstractValidator<V>	newValidator(Class<V> pojoType) Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the specified Pojo.

Method Detail

newValidator

<V> AbstractValidator<V> newValidator(Class<V> pojoType)

Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the specified Pojo.

Type Parameters:

V - is the generic type of pojoType.

Parameters:

pojoType - is the Class reflecting to Pojo to validate.

Returns:

the new ValueValidator instance.

newValidator

AbstractValidator<?> newValidator(Class<?> pojoType,
                                  String property)

Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.

Parameters:

pojoType - is the Class reflecting to Pojo to validate.

property - is the property to validate.

Returns:

the new ValueValidator instance.

newValidator

AbstractValidator<?> newValidator(Class<?> pojoType,
                                  String property,
                                  Class<?> propertyType)

Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.

Parameters:

pojoType - is the Class reflecting to Pojo to validate.

property - is the property to validate.

propertyType - is the property type.

Returns:

the new ValueValidator instance.

newValidator

<T> AbstractValidator<T> newValidator(Class<?> pojoType,
                                      TypedProperty<T> property)

Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.

Type Parameters:

T - is the generic type of the property.

Parameters:

pojoType - is the Class reflecting to Pojo to validate.

property - is the TypedProperty to validate.

Returns:

the new ValueValidator instance.

newValidator

<T> AbstractValidator<T> newValidator(Class<?> pojoType,
                                      TypedProperty<T> property,
                                      Class<T> propertyType)

Creates a new instance of ValueValidator validating the given property of the specified Pojo.

Type Parameters:

T - is the generic type of the property.

Parameters:

pojoType - is the Class reflecting to Pojo to validate.

property - is the TypedProperty to validate.

propertyType - is the property type.

Returns:

the new ValueValidator instance.