com.ibm.xsp.validator
Interface FacesRequiredValidator

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.EventListener, javax.faces.validator.Validator

All Known Implementing Classes:

RequiredValidator

public interface FacesRequiredValidator
extends javax.faces.validator.Validator

The required validator is not a normal validator, because it does not perform the validation in its validate method. Instead, the check for empty string is performed by the UIInput or EditableValueHolder itself, before attempting to process any of the validators. The UIInput.isRequired() method normally controls whether the value is required or not, but if that value is neither set nor computed in the XPage, then the presence of a required validator indicates that the value should be considered required. The main function of the required validator is to provide the translated error message to be displayed to the user when a required value is not present.

See Also:

UIInputEx.isRequired()

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.faces.validator.Validator

NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getRequiredMessage() null or the required error message to display when the required value is not present.

Methods inherited from interface javax.faces.validator.Validator

validate

Method Detail

getRequiredMessage

java.lang.String getRequiredMessage()

null or the required error message to display when the required value is not present. If null, the infrastructure message will be used.

Returns:

message to display when value is required