org.omnifaces.component.validator

Class ValidateOrder

java.lang.Object

javax.faces.component.UIComponent

javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase

org.omnifaces.component.validator.ValidatorFamily

org.omnifaces.component.validator.ValidateMultipleFields

org.omnifaces.component.validator.ValidateOrder

All Implemented Interfaces:

EventListener, PartialStateHolder, StateHolder, ComponentSystemEventListener, FacesListener, SystemEventListenerHolder

public class ValidateOrder
extends ValidateMultipleFields

ValidateOrder validates if the values of the given UIInput components as specified in the components attribute are in the order as specified by the type attribute which accepts the following values:

• lt (default): from least to greatest, without duplicates.
• lte: from least to greatest, allowing duplicates (equal values next to each other).
• gt: from greatest to least, without duplicates.
• gte: from greatest to least, allowing duplicates (equal values next to each other).

The default message is

{0}: Please fill out the values of all those fields in order

For general usage instructions, refer ValidateMultipleFields documentation.

This validator has the additional requirement that the to-be-validated values must implement Comparable. This validator throws an IllegalArgumentException when one or more of the values do not implement it. Note that when this validator is placed before all of the components, then it will only compare the raw unconverted submitted string values, not the converted object values. If you need to compare by the converted object values, then you need to place this validator after all of the components.

Author:

Bauke Scholtz

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	COMPONENT_TYPE The standard component type.

Fields inherited from class org.omnifaces.component.validator.ValidatorFamily

COMPONENT_FAMILY

Fields inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponent

BEANINFO_KEY, bindings, COMPOSITE_COMPONENT_TYPE_KEY, COMPOSITE_FACET_NAME, CURRENT_COMPONENT, CURRENT_COMPOSITE_COMPONENT, FACETS_KEY, VIEW_LOCATION_KEY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidateOrder() The default constructor sets the default message.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getType() Returns the ordering type to be used.
void	setType(String type) Sets the ordering type to be used.
protected boolean	validateValues(FacesContext context, List<UIInput> components, List<Object> values) Validate if all values are in specified order.

Methods inherited from class org.omnifaces.component.validator.ValidateMultipleFields

collectComponents, collectValues, getComponents, getMessage, getShowMessageFor, isDisabled, setComponents, setDisabled, setMessage, setShowMessageFor, showMessage, validateComponents, validateHierarchy

Methods inherited from class org.omnifaces.component.validator.ValidatorFamily

encodeChildren, getFamily, getRendersChildren, processDecodes, processUpdates, processValidators

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase

addClientBehavior, addFacesListener, broadcast, clearInitialState, decode, encodeBegin, encodeEnd, findComponent, getAttributes, getChildCount, getChildren, getClientBehaviors, getClientId, getDefaultEventName, getEventNames, getFacesContext, getFacesListeners, getFacet, getFacetCount, getFacets, getFacetsAndChildren, getId, getParent, getRenderer, getRendererType, getValueBinding, invokeOnComponent, isRendered, isTransient, markInitialState, processRestoreState, processSaveState, queueEvent, removeFacesListener, restoreAttachedState, restoreState, saveAttachedState, saveState, setId, setParent, setRendered, setRendererType, setTransient, setValueBinding

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponent

encodeAll, getClientId, getCompositeComponentParent, getContainerClientId, getCurrentComponent, getCurrentCompositeComponent, getListenersForEventClass, getNamingContainer, getResourceBundleMap, getStateHelper, getStateHelper, getValueExpression, initialStateMarked, isCompositeComponent, isInView, isVisitable, popComponentFromEL, processEvent, pushComponentToEL, setInView, setValueExpression, subscribeToEvent, unsubscribeFromEvent, visitTree

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

COMPONENT_TYPE

public static final String COMPONENT_TYPE

The standard component type.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ValidateOrder

public ValidateOrder()

The default constructor sets the default message.

Method Detail

validateValues

protected boolean validateValues(FacesContext context,
                     List<UIInput> components,
                     List<Object> values)

Validate if all values are in specified order.

Specified by:

validateValues in class ValidateMultipleFields

Parameters:

context - The faces context to work with.

components - The input components whose values are to be validated.

values - The values of the input components to be validated.

Returns:

true if validation is successful, otherwise false (and thus show the message).

getType

public String getType()

Returns the ordering type to be used.

Returns:

The ordering type to be used.

setType

public void setType(String type)

Sets the ordering type to be used.

Parameters:

type - The ordering type to be used.