br.com.caelum.vraptor.validator

Interface BeanValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBeanValidator, NullBeanValidator

public interface BeanValidator

Implements a bean validator, delegating all validation to Bean Validator especification.

Since:

vraptor3.1.2

Author:

Otávio Scherer Garcia

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<Message>	validate(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class<?>... groups) Validate the bean and return a list of messages if has constraint violations.
java.util.List<Message>	validateProperties(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String... properties) Validate the specified bean's properties and return a list of messages if has constraint violations.

Method Detail

validate

java.util.List<Message> validate(java.lang.Object object,
                               java.lang.Class<?>... groups)

Validate the bean and return a list of messages if has constraint violations. If the object is null, an empty list will be returned.

Parameters:

object - The object to be validated.

groups - The groups that must be validated.

Returns:

List of constraint violations.

validateProperties

java.util.List<Message> validateProperties(java.lang.Object object,
                                         java.lang.String... properties)

Validate the specified bean's properties and return a list of messages if has constraint violations. If the object is null, an empty list will be returned.

Parameters:

object - The object to be validated.

properties - The properties that must be validated.

Returns:

List of constraint violations.