Module org.controlsfx.controls

Package org.controlsfx.validation

Interface Validator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the controls value

All Superinterfaces:

BiFunction<Control,T,ValidationResult>

public interface Validator<T>
extends BiFunction<Control,T,ValidationResult>

Interface defining the contract for validation of specific component This interface is a BiFunction which when given the control and its current value computes the validation result

Method Summary

Static Methods

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Validator<T>	combine(Validator<T>... validators)	Combines the given validators into a single Validator instance.
static <T> Validator<T>	createEmptyValidator(String message)	Factory method to create a validator, which checks if value exists.
static <T> Validator<T>	createEmptyValidator(String message, Severity severity)	Factory method to create a validator, which checks if value exists.
static <T> Validator<T>	createEqualsValidator(String message, Collection<T> values)	Factory method to create a validator, which checks if value exists in the provided collection.
static <T> Validator<T>	createEqualsValidator(String message, Severity severity, Collection<T> values)	Factory method to create a validator, which if value exists in the provided collection.
static <T> Validator<T>	createPredicateValidator(Predicate<T> predicate, String message)	Factory method to create a validator, which evaluates the value validity with a given predicate.
static <T> Validator<T>	createPredicateValidator(Predicate<T> predicate, String message, Severity severity)	Factory method to create a validator, which evaluates the value validity with a given predicate.
static Validator<String>	createRegexValidator(String message, String regex, Severity severity)	Factory method to create a validator, which checks the value against a given regular expression.
static Validator<String>	createRegexValidator(String message, Pattern regex, Severity severity)	Factory method to create a validator, which checks the value against a given regular expression.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.BiFunction

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Method Detail

combine

@SafeVarargs
static <T> Validator<T> combine(Validator<T>... validators)

Combines the given validators into a single Validator instance.

Parameters:

validators - the validators to combine

Returns:

a Validator instance

createEmptyValidator

static <T> Validator<T> createEmptyValidator(String message,
                                             Severity severity)

Factory method to create a validator, which checks if value exists.

Parameters:

message - text of a message to be created if value is invalid

severity - severity of a message to be created if value is invalid

Returns:

new validator

createEmptyValidator

static <T> Validator<T> createEmptyValidator(String message)

Factory method to create a validator, which checks if value exists. Error is created if not if value does not exist

Parameters:

message - of a error to be created if value is invalid

Returns:

new validator

createEqualsValidator

static <T> Validator<T> createEqualsValidator(String message,
                                              Severity severity,
                                              Collection<T> values)

Factory method to create a validator, which if value exists in the provided collection.

Parameters:

values - text of a message to be created if value is not found

severity - severity of a message to be created if value is found

Returns:

new validator

createEqualsValidator

static <T> Validator<T> createEqualsValidator(String message,
                                              Collection<T> values)

Factory method to create a validator, which checks if value exists in the provided collection. Error is created if not found

Parameters:

message - text of a error to be created if value is not found

values -

Returns:

new validator

createPredicateValidator

static <T> Validator<T> createPredicateValidator(Predicate<T> predicate,
                                                 String message)

Factory method to create a validator, which evaluates the value validity with a given predicate. Error is created if the evaluation is false.

Parameters:

message - text of a message to be created if value is invalid

predicate - the predicate to be used for the value validity evaluation.

Returns:

new validator

createPredicateValidator

static <T> Validator<T> createPredicateValidator(Predicate<T> predicate,
                                                 String message,
                                                 Severity severity)

Factory method to create a validator, which evaluates the value validity with a given predicate. Error is created if the evaluation is false.

Parameters:

message - text of a message to be created if value is invalid

predicate - the predicate to be used for the value validity evaluation.

severity - severity of a message to be created if value is invalid

Returns:

new validator

createRegexValidator

static Validator<String> createRegexValidator(String message,
                                              String regex,
                                              Severity severity)

Factory method to create a validator, which checks the value against a given regular expression. Error is created if the value is null or the value does not match the pattern.

Parameters:

message - text of a message to be created if value is invalid

regex - the regular expression the value has to match

severity - severity of a message to be created if value is invalid

Returns:

new validator

createRegexValidator

static Validator<String> createRegexValidator(String message,
                                              Pattern regex,
                                              Severity severity)

Factory method to create a validator, which checks the value against a given regular expression. Error is created if the value is null or the value does not match the pattern.

Parameters:

message - text of a message to be created if value is invalid

regex - the regular expression the value has to match

severity - severity of a message to be created if value is invalid

Returns:

new validator