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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.validation.strategy; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.metadata.MetaDataEntry; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation; | |
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent; | |
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext; | |
/** | |
* Base interface for ValidationStrategies. A validation strategy is responsible for validating a certain constraint. | |
* Furthermore, it can be an adapter for other validation frameworks like bean-validation and it's used to link e.g. | |
* a constraint with a message resolver. | |
* | |
* @see org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.validation.strategy.AbstractValidationStrategy | |
* | |
* @author Gerhard Petracek | |
* @since 1.x.1 | |
*/ | |
@UsageInformation(UsageCategory.API) | |
//*ValidationStrategy instead of *Validator to avoid naming confusion | |
public interface ValidationStrategy | |
{ | |
/** | |
* Validates the convertedObject against the given {@link MetaDataEntry}. | |
* | |
* @param facesContext The JSF Context | |
* @param uiComponent The JSF component that contained the value entered by the user. | |
* @param metaDataEntry The data holder which stores the meta-data and some information where the meta-data was | |
* around. | |
* @param convertedObject Converted object of the user entered value. | |
*/ | |
void validate(FacesContext facesContext, | |
UIComponent uiComponent, | |
MetaDataEntry metaDataEntry, | |
Object convertedObject); | |
} |