RequiredValidation (Cyclos 4.15.15 Scripting API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.cyclos.impl.utils.validation.validations.BasePropertyValidation
- - org.cyclos.impl.utils.validation.validations.RequiredValidation

All Implemented Interfaces:

GeneralValidation, PropertyValidation
```
public class RequiredValidation
extends BasePropertyValidation
implements GeneralValidation
```
A validation (both property and general) that ensures that a given property is not empty. Handles objects in general (rejecting null values), entity models (rejecting with null ids), strings (rejecting empty strings), collections, maps and arrays (rejecting empty collections)

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.cyclos.impl.utils.validation.validations.BasePropertyValidation
  error

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`handleEmpty()`	May be overridden in order to indicate that empty values should be validated
`static boolean`	`isValid(Object value)`	Returns whether the given object is considered valid ("not empty", depending on the specific type semantics)
`protected boolean`	`isValid(Object object, Object property, Object value)`	Should be implemented to return whether the value is valid.
`ValidationError`	`validate(Object object)`	Validates the object

Methods inherited from class org.cyclos.impl.utils.validation.validations.BasePropertyValidation
getConversionHandler, getEntityManagerHandler, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - isValid
```
public static boolean isValid(Object value)
```
    Returns whether the given object is considered valid ("not empty", depending on the specific type semantics)
  - validate
```
public ValidationError validate(Object object)
```
    Description copied from interface: GeneralValidation
    
    Validates the object
    
    Specified by:
    
    validate in interface GeneralValidation
  - handleEmpty
```
protected boolean handleEmpty()
```
    Description copied from class: BasePropertyValidation
    
    May be overridden in order to indicate that empty values should be validated
    
    Overrides:
    
    handleEmpty in class BasePropertyValidation
  - isValid
```
protected boolean isValid(Object object,
                          Object property,
                          Object value)
```
    Description copied from class: BasePropertyValidation
    
    Should be implemented to return whether the value is valid. If the value is valid, the BasePropertyValidation.validate(Object, Object, Object) method will return null. Otherwise, will return the ValidationError received on the constructor (or a general validation error if none was passed)
    
    Specified by:
    
    isValid in class BasePropertyValidation