Package com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.meta

Interface IDataValidation

public interface IDataValidation

Represents a validation rule of an entity (IMetaObject) for an attribute (IMetaPrimitive). Validation types are Required, EqualsTo, Length, Unique, RegEx and Range.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	IDataValidation.ValidationType

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IMetaPrimitive	getMetaPrimitive()	Returns the attribute this data validation belongs to.
default String	getType()	Deprecated. since Mendix 8.12, use getValidationType()
IDataValidation.ValidationType	getValidationType()	Returns the type of validation.
boolean	isValid(IContext context, IMendixObject object, Object value)	Returns whether the specified object satisfied this data validation.

Method Details

getMetaPrimitive

IMetaPrimitive getMetaPrimitive()

Returns the attribute this data validation belongs to.

Returns:

the attribute

getType

@Deprecated
default String getType()

Deprecated.

since Mendix 8.12, use getValidationType()

Returns the type of validation (Required, EqualsTo, Length, Unique, RegEx and Range).

Returns:

the validation type

getValidationType

IDataValidation.ValidationType getValidationType()

Returns the type of validation.

Returns:

the validation type

isValid

boolean isValid(IContext context,
 IMendixObject object,
 Object value)

Returns whether the specified object satisfied this data validation.

Parameters:

context - the context to use for accessing the attribute

object - the Mendix object containing the attribute to validate

value - the new value for the attribute to validate

Returns:

true if the specified object is valid, false otherwise