com.ibm.commons.iloader.node.validators
Class FileNameValidator

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.commons.iloader.node.validators.FileNameValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

IValidator

public class FileNameValidator
extends java.lang.Object
implements IValidator

A validator that ensures a valid file name is being used.

Field Summary

static FileNameValidator

instance

Constructor Summary

FileNameValidator()

FileNameValidator(java.io.File directoryLocation, java.lang.String ext)
Creates a new instance of this class.

Method Summary

boolean	isBeingValid(java.lang.String value) Determines if the current value is valid.
boolean	isValid(java.lang.String value, Messages messages) Determines if the overall input is valid.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

instance

public static FileNameValidator instance

Constructor Detail

FileNameValidator

public FileNameValidator()

FileNameValidator

public FileNameValidator(java.io.File directoryLocation,
                         java.lang.String ext)

Creates a new instance of this class. Optionally include the directory information where this file will be created so that duplicates can be checked.

Parameters:

fileLocation - the directory where the file will be created

ext - the file extension (optional) to append to the value, specify null if not needed.

Method Detail

isBeingValid

public boolean isBeingValid(java.lang.String value)

Description copied from interface: IValidator

Determines if the current value is valid. If it is not valid then it will not be accepted by the widget as being a valid input. (e.g. inputEvent.doit = false)

Specified by:

isBeingValid in interface IValidator

Parameters:

value - the string value which has been entered by the end user and requires validation.

Returns:

true if the input should be accepted.

isValid

public boolean isValid(java.lang.String value,
                       Messages messages)

Description copied from interface: IValidator

Determines if the overall input is valid. If the input is valid then true is returned and no further action is required. If the input is invalid false is returned an a message can optionally be added to the messages bundle. Any messages added will be displayed to the end user in the form of a messagebox.

Specified by:

isValid in interface IValidator

Parameters:

value - the string value which has been entered by the end user and requires validation.

messages - a bundle of messages to be displayed to the end user in the event that validation fails.

Returns:

true if the input should be accepted.