org.controlsfx.validation

Interface Validator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the controls value

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.function.BiFunction<javafx.scene.control.Control,T,ValidationResult>

public interface Validator<T>
extends java.util.function.BiFunction<javafx.scene.control.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

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