de.knightsoftnet.validators.shared

Annotation Type EmptyIfOtherHasValue

@Documented
 @Constraint(validatedBy=EmptyIfOtherHasValueValidator.class)
 @Target(value={TYPE,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface EmptyIfOtherHasValue

The annotated bean must contain at least two properties:

• a field that has to be checked (option field)
• a field which entry is compared against a value (option fieldCompare and valueCompare)

if the entry of fieldCompare matches valueCompare, field must be empty (null or "").
Supported types are beans, null elements are considered valid.

Author:

Manfred Tremmel

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	field field name to check.
String	fieldCompare field name to compare.
String	valueCompare value to compare with field name to compare.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
Class<?>[]	groups groups to use.
String	message localized message.
Class<? extends javax.validation.Payload>[]	payload payload whatever.

Element Detail

field

public abstract String field

field name to check.

fieldCompare

public abstract String fieldCompare

field name to compare.

valueCompare

public abstract String valueCompare

value to compare with field name to compare.

message

public abstract String message

localized message.

Default:

"{deKnightsoftnetValidatorsSharedValidationEmptyIfOtherHasValueMessage}"

groups

public abstract Class<?>[] groups

groups to use.

Default:

{}

payload

public abstract Class<? extends javax.validation.Payload>[] payload

payload whatever.

Default:

{}