File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
StringConstraint.java	API Doc	Example	2142	Sun Dec 14 22:47:32 GMT 2003	oreilly.hcj.datamodeling.constraints

StringConstraint

• java.lang.Object
  • ObjectConstraint

Fields Summary
private int	maxLength Holds value of property maxLength.

Constructors Summary
public StringConstraint(String name, boolean optional, int maxLength) Creates a new instance of StringConstraint. param name Contains the name of the constraint. param optional Indicates if the property is optional. param maxLength The maximum length of the String. see mirror.datamodel.constraints.Constraint super(name, optional, String.class); this.maxLength = maxLength;

Methods Summary
public int	getMaxLength() Getter for property maxLength. return Value of property maxLength. return this.maxLength;
public void	validate(java.lang.Object obj) Validate the given object against the constraint. Checks to make sure the string is not null if not allowed. If a non-null string is passed then the string is validated to make sure it isn't too long. param obj The object to validate. throws ConstraintException If the constraint is violated. super.validate(obj); if (obj != null) { String tgtString = (String)obj; if (tgtString.length() > maxLength) { throw new ConstraintException(ConstraintExceptionType.STRING_TOO_LONG); } }