Package com.sun.faces.config

Class Verifier

java.lang.Object

com.sun.faces.config.Verifier

public class Verifier
extends Object

This class backs the com.sun.faces.verifyObjects feature which provides basic validation of Components, Converters, and Validators.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	Verifier.ObjectType	Represent the current Faces object types we validate.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Verifier	getCurrentInstance()
List<String>	getMessages()
boolean	isApplicationValid()
static void	setCurrentInstance(Verifier verifier)	Set the Verifier for this thread (typically the same thread that is used to bootstrap the application).
void	validateObject(Verifier.ObjectType type, String className, Class<?> assignableTo)	Validate the specified faces object by: Ensure the class can be found and loaded Ensure the object has a public, no-argument constructor Ensure the object is an instance of the class represented by assignableTo If any of these tests fail, queue a message to be displayed at a later point in time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getCurrentInstance

public static Verifier getCurrentInstance()

Returns:

a Verifier for the current web application if com.sun.faces.verifyObjects is enabled

setCurrentInstance

public static void setCurrentInstance(Verifier verifier)

Set the Verifier for this thread (typically the same thread that is used to bootstrap the application).

Parameters:

verifier - the Verifier for this web application

isApplicationValid

public boolean isApplicationValid()

Returns:

true if no messages were queued by the validation process

getMessages

public List<String> getMessages()

Returns:

a List of all failures found

validateObject

public void validateObject(Verifier.ObjectType type,
 String className,
 Class<?> assignableTo)

Validate the specified faces object by:

• Ensure the class can be found and loaded
• Ensure the object has a public, no-argument constructor
• Ensure the object is an instance of the class represented by assignableTo

If any of these tests fail, queue a message to be displayed at a later point in time.

Parameters:

type - The type of Faces object we're validating

className - the class name of the Faces object we're validating

assignableTo - the type we expect className to either implement or extend