Validator (beansbinding 9.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.jdesktop.beansbinding.Validator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of value that this validator can validate
```
public abstract class Validator<T>
extends Object
```
Validator is responsible for validating the value from the target of a Binding.

Author:

Shannon Hickey

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

class Validator.Result
An instance of Result is returned from a Validator's validate method to indicate an invalid value.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Validator()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Validator.Result`	`validate(T value)`	Validates a value; returns `null` for a valid value, and a `Result` object describing the problem for an invalid value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Validator
```
public Validator()
```
- Method Detail
  - validate
```
public abstract Validator.Result validate(T value)
```
    Validates a value; returns null for a valid value, and a Result object describing the problem for an invalid value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to validate, may be null
    
    Returns:
    
    null for a valid value or a Result describing the problem for an invalid value