org.hibernate.validator.internal.engine.groups

Class ValidationOrderGenerator

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.validator.internal.engine.groups.ValidationOrderGenerator

public class ValidationOrderGenerator
extends Object

Helper class used to order groups and sequences into the right order for validation.

Author:

Hardy Ferentschik, Kevin Pollet (C) 2011 SERLI

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidationOrderGenerator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ValidationOrder	getValidationOrder(Class<?> group, boolean expand) Creates a ValidationOrder for the given validation group.
ValidationOrder	getValidationOrder(Collection<Class<?>> groups) Generates a order of groups and sequences for the specified validation groups.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValidationOrderGenerator

public ValidationOrderGenerator()

Method Detail

getValidationOrder

public ValidationOrder getValidationOrder(Class<?> group,
                                 boolean expand)

Creates a ValidationOrder for the given validation group.

Parameters:

group - the group to get as order

expand - whether the given group should be expanded (i.e. flattened it to its members if it is a sequence or group extending another group) or not

Returns:

a ValidationOrder for the given validation group

getValidationOrder

public ValidationOrder getValidationOrder(Collection<Class<?>> groups)

Generates a order of groups and sequences for the specified validation groups.

Parameters:

groups - the groups specified at the validation call

Returns:

an instance of ValidationOrder defining the order in which validation has to occur

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object