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eu.esdihumboldt.util.validator
Class EnumerationValidator

java.lang.Object
  extended by eu.esdihumboldt.util.validator.AbstractValidator
      extended by eu.esdihumboldt.util.validator.EnumerationValidator
All Implemented Interfaces:
Validator

public class EnumerationValidator
extends AbstractValidator

Validator for a specific set of allowed inputs.

Author:
Kai Schwierczek

Constructor Summary
EnumerationValidator(Collection<String> values)
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 String getDescription()
          Returns a human readable representation of this Validator.
 String validate(Object value)
          Checks whether the given value is valid.
 
Methods inherited from class eu.esdihumboldt.util.validator.AbstractValidator
getObjectAs, isAlwaysTrue
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

EnumerationValidator

public EnumerationValidator(Collection<String> values)
Constructor.

Parameters:
values - the allowed values
Method Detail

validate

public String validate(Object value)
Description copied from interface: Validator
Checks whether the given value is valid.

Parameters:
value - the value to check
Returns:
null, if the value is valid, otherwise the reason why it's invalid
See Also:
Validator.validate(java.lang.Object)

getDescription

public String getDescription()
Description copied from interface: Validator
Returns a human readable representation of this Validator.

Returns:
a human readable representation of this Validator
See Also:
Validator.getDescription()

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