org.exolab.castor.xml.validators

Interface ClassValidator

All Superinterfaces:

TypeValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BindXmlAutoNamingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlDescriptor, BindXmlNodeTypeDescriptor, CacheTypeMappingDescriptor, ClassChoiceDescriptor, ClassMappingAccessTypeDescriptor, ClassMappingDescriptor, ContainerDescriptor, EnumerationDescriptor, FieldHandlerDefDescriptor, FieldMappingCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldMappingDescriptor, FieldValidator, IncludeDescriptor, KeyGeneratorDefDescriptor, LdapDescriptor, MappingRootDescriptor, MapToDescriptor, NamedNativeQueryDescriptor, NamedQueryDescriptor, ParamDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, PropertyTypeDescriptor, QueryHintDescriptor, SqlDescriptor, SqlDirtyTypeDescriptor, Validator, XMLClassDescriptorAdapter, XMLClassDescriptorImpl

public interface ClassValidator
extends TypeValidator

The validation interface used for validating class instances.

Version:

$Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	validate(Object object, ValidationContext context) Validates the given Object.

Method Detail

validate

void validate(Object object,
              ValidationContext context)
       throws ValidationException

Validates the given Object. An exception should be thrown when the first invalid field is discovered.

Specified by:

validate in interface TypeValidator

Parameters:

object - the Object to validate

context - the ValidationContext

Throws:

ValidationException - when the class is not valid.