de.knightsoftnet.validators.shared

Annotation Type MustBeEqual

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

The annotated bean must contain at least two properties:

• a field to compare (option field1)
• another field to compared (option field2)
• add the error to field1 (option addErrorToField1, default true)
• add the error to field2 (option addErrorToField2, default true)

the entry of field1 must be equal to the entry of field2, can be used e.g. for password and password repeat fields.
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	field1 field1 name to compare.
String	field2 field2 name to compare.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	addErrorToField1 add error to field1 (default true).
boolean	addErrorToField2 add error to field2 (default true).
Class<?>[]	groups groups to use.
String	message localized message.
Class<? extends javax.validation.Payload>[]	payload payload whatever.

Element Detail

field1

public abstract String field1

field1 name to compare.

field2

public abstract String field2

field2 name to compare.

message

public abstract String message

localized message.

Default:

"{deKnightsoftnetValidatorsSharedValidationMustBeEqualMessage}"

groups

public abstract Class<?>[] groups

groups to use.

Default:

{}

addErrorToField1

public abstract boolean addErrorToField1

add error to field1 (default true).

Default:

true

addErrorToField2

public abstract boolean addErrorToField2

add error to field2 (default true).

Default:

true

payload

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

payload whatever.

Default:

{}