com.planetalia.dynject.validation
Annotation Type ValueConstraint

@Target(value={FIELD,METHOD})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface ValueConstraint

Requires that a value be within a set of boundaries. Unlike the MinInclusive and similar annotations, this annotation works for just about any data type that can be represented as a string.

ValueConstraint can operate on:

• String, StringBuffer, StringBuilder
• Date (annotation attributes must be expressed in yyyy-mm-dd)
• Time (annotation attributes must be expressed in hh:mm:ss format, hh being 0-23
• Timestamp (annotation attributes must be expressed in yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format)
• Calendar (annotation attributes must be expressed in yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format)
• Any numeric class

Author:

Alexander Hristov

Optional Element Summary

java.lang.String	errorCode Error code to use if validation fails.
java.lang.String[]	invalidValues Array of values that the value must NOT be equal to
java.lang.String	maxExclusive Maximum acceptable value, exclusive.
java.lang.String	maxInclusive Maximum acceptable value, inclusive.
java.lang.String	message Literal message to use if validation fails.
java.lang.String	messageKey Message key to use if validation fails.
java.lang.String	minExclusive Minimum acceptable value, exclusive
java.lang.String	minInclusive Minimum acceptable value, inclusive.
java.lang.Class<? extends IDataHandler>[]	validators Array of User-defined classes for value validation
java.lang.String[]	validValues Array of values that the value must be equal to

minInclusive

public abstract java.lang.String minInclusive

Minimum acceptable value, inclusive.

Returns:

Minimum acceptable value, inclusive.

Default:

""

maxInclusive

public abstract java.lang.String maxInclusive

Maximum acceptable value, inclusive.

Returns:

Maximum acceptable value, inclusive.

Default:

""

minExclusive

public abstract java.lang.String minExclusive

Minimum acceptable value, exclusive

Returns:

Minimum acceptable value, exclusive

Default:

""

maxExclusive

public abstract java.lang.String maxExclusive

Maximum acceptable value, exclusive.

Returns:

Maximum acceptable value, exclusive.

Default:

""

invalidValues

public abstract java.lang.String[] invalidValues

Array of values that the value must NOT be equal to

Returns:

Set of values that the value must NOT be equal to

Default:

{}

validValues

public abstract java.lang.String[] validValues

Array of values that the value must be equal to

Returns:

Set of values that the value must be equal to

Default:

{}

validators

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends IDataHandler>[] validators

Array of User-defined classes for value validation

Returns:

User-defined classes for value validation

Default:

{}

message

public abstract java.lang.String message

Literal message to use if validation fails.

Returns:

Literal message to use if validation fails.

Default:

""

messageKey

public abstract java.lang.String messageKey

Message key to use if validation fails. Default is Messages.MAX_INCLUSIVE

Returns:

Message key to use if validation fails.

Default:

"dynject.validation.maxInclusive"

errorCode

public abstract java.lang.String errorCode

Error code to use if validation fails.

Returns:

Error code to use if validation fails.

Default:

""