All Superinterfaces:

Provider

All Known Subinterfaces:

SimpleValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNumberValidator, AbstractSimpleValidator, AbstractStringValidator, AttributeRequiredByMetadataValidator, BlankAttributeValidator, BrokeringFederatedUsernameHasValueValidator, DoubleValidator, DuplicateEmailValidator, DuplicateUsernameValidator, EmailExistsAsUsernameValidator, EmailValidator, ImmutableAttributeValidator, IntegerValidator, LengthValidator, LocalDateValidator, NotBlankValidator, NotEmptyValidator, OptionsValidator, PatternValidator, PersonNameProhibitedCharactersValidator, ReadOnlyAttributeUnchangedValidator, RegistrationEmailAsUsernameEmailValueValidator, RegistrationEmailAsUsernameUsernameValueValidator, RegistrationUsernameExistsValidator, UriValidator, UsernameHasValueValidator, UsernameIDNHomographValidator, UsernameMutationValidator, UsernameProhibitedCharactersValidator, ValidatorConfigValidator
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public interface Validator
extends Provider
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Validates given input in a ValidationContext.
Validations can be supported with an optional inputHint, which could denote a reference to a potentially nested attribute of an object to validate.
Validations can be configured with an optional config Map.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`
`default ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input)`	Validates the given `input`.
`default ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input, String inputHint)`	Validates the given `input` with an additional `inputHint`.
`default ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input, String inputHint, ValidationContext context)`	Validates the given `input` with an additional `inputHint`.
`ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input, String inputHint, ValidationContext context, ValidatorConfig config)`	Validates the given `input` with an additional `inputHint` and `config`.
`default ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input, String inputHint, ValidatorConfig config)`	Validates the given `input` with an additional `inputHint`.
`default ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input, ValidationContext context)`	Validates the given `input`.
`default ValidationContext`	`validate(Object input, ValidatorConfig config)`	Validates the given `input` with an additional `config`.

- Method Detail
  - validate
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default ValidationContext validate(Object input)
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    Validates the given input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - validate
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default ValidationContext validate(Object input,
                                   ValidatorConfig config)
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    Validates the given input with an additional config.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    config - parameterization for the current validation
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - validate
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default ValidationContext validate(Object input,
                                   ValidationContext context)
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    Validates the given input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    context - the validation context
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - validate
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default ValidationContext validate(Object input,
                                   String inputHint)
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    Validates the given input with an additional inputHint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    inputHint - an optional input hint to guide the validation
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - validate
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default ValidationContext validate(Object input,
                                   String inputHint,
                                   ValidatorConfig config)
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    Validates the given input with an additional inputHint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    inputHint - an optional input hint to guide the validation
    
    config - parameterization for the current validation
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - validate
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default ValidationContext validate(Object input,
                                   String inputHint,
                                   ValidationContext context)
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    Validates the given input with an additional inputHint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    inputHint - an optional input hint to guide the validation
    
    context - the validation context
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - validate
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ValidationContext validate(Object input,
                           String inputHint,
                           ValidationContext context,
                           ValidatorConfig config)
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    Validates the given input with an additional inputHint and config.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the value to validate
    
    inputHint - an optional input hint to guide the validation
    
    context - the validation context
    
    config - parameterization for the current validation
    
    Returns:
    
    the validation context with the outcome of the validation
  - close
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default void close()
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    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Provider

Interface Validator

Method Summary

Method Detail

validate

validate

validate

validate

validate

validate

validate

close