AUniqueStringFieldValidator (FORMCYCLE: BOM 7.3.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- de.xima.fc.gui.validator.name.AUniqueEntityFieldValidator<TEntity,String>
- - de.xima.fc.gui.validator.name.AUniqueStringFieldValidator<TEntity>

Type Parameters:

TEntity - Type of the entity owning the field.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, EventListener, javax.faces.validator.Validator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AUniqueNameValidator
```
public abstract class AUniqueStringFieldValidator<TEntity extends de.xima.cmn.dao.interfaces.IEntity<Long>>
extends AUniqueEntityFieldValidator<TEntity,String>
```
Abstract base class for faces validators that check whether a certain string field of an entity is unique amongst all existing entities within a certain scope.

Since:

7.0.0

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected boolean ignoreCase
- Fields inherited from class de.xima.fc.gui.validator.name.AUniqueEntityFieldValidator
  ATTR_VALUE
- Fields inherited from interface javax.faces.validator.Validator
  NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`AUniqueStringFieldValidator(Class<TEntity> entityClass)`
`protected`	`AUniqueStringFieldValidator(Class<TEntity> entityClass, boolean ignoreCase)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

protected String convertValue(Object value)

protected boolean hasValue(String value)
- Methods inherited from class de.xima.fc.gui.validator.name.AUniqueEntityFieldValidator
  addScope, addSearch, createError, createError, findEntity, getValueExpressionBase, validate
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ignoreCase
```
protected final boolean ignoreCase
```
- Constructor Detail
  - AUniqueStringFieldValidator
```
protected AUniqueStringFieldValidator(Class<TEntity> entityClass)
```
  - AUniqueStringFieldValidator
```
protected AUniqueStringFieldValidator(Class<TEntity> entityClass,
                                      boolean ignoreCase)
```
- Method Detail
  - convertValue
```
protected final String convertValue(Object value)
```
    Specified by:
    
    convertValue in class AUniqueEntityFieldValidator<TEntity extends de.xima.cmn.dao.interfaces.IEntity<Long>,String>
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - Value as received from the UI.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value, converted to the expected type.
  - hasValue
```
protected final boolean hasValue(String value)
```
    Specified by:
    
    hasValue in class AUniqueEntityFieldValidator<TEntity extends de.xima.cmn.dao.interfaces.IEntity<Long>,String>
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The converted field value.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value is non-empty, or false otherwise. When empty, this validator is skipped.