AbstractValidation (DSpace Server Webapp 7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.validation.AbstractValidation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Validation

Direct Known Subclasses:

LicenseValidation, MetadataValidation, UploadValidation
```
public abstract class AbstractValidation
extends Object
implements Validation
```
Abstract class to provide basic management of errors resulting from a validation on a submission

Author:

Luigi Andrea Pascarelli (luigiandrea.pascarelli at 4science.it)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractValidation()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addError(String i18nKey, String path)`	Add an error message (i18nKey) for a specific json path
`List<ErrorRest>`	`getErrors()`	Expose the identified errors
`String`	`getName()`	An unique name to identify the validation implementation
`void`	`setName(String name)`

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

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.validation.Validation
validate

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractValidation
```
public AbstractValidation()
```
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    An unique name to identify the validation implementation
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Validation
  - setName
```
public void setName(String name)
```
  - addError
```
public void addError(String i18nKey,
                     String path)
```
    Add an error message (i18nKey) for a specific json path
    
    Parameters:
    
    i18nKey - the validation error message as a key to internationalize
    
    path - the json path that identify the wrong data in the submission. It could be as specific as a single value in a multivalued attribute or general of a "whole" section
  - getErrors
```
public List<ErrorRest> getErrors()
```
    Expose the identified errors
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of identified ErrorRest