All Superinterfaces:

EventListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanValidator, DoubleRangeValidator, LengthValidator, LongRangeValidator, MethodExpressionValidator, RegexValidator, RequiredValidator
```
public interface Validator
extends EventListener
```
A Validator implementation is a class that can perform validation (correctness checks) on a EditableValueHolder. Zero or more Validators can be associated with each EditableValueHolder in the view, and are called during the Process Validations phase of the request processing lifecycle.

Individual Validators should examine the value and component that they are passed, and throw a ValidatorException containing a FacesMessage, documenting any failures to conform to the required rules.

For maximum generality, Validator instances may be configurable based on properties of the Validator implementation class. For example, a range check Validator might support configuration of the minimum and maximum values to be used.

Validator implementations must have a zero-arguments public constructor. In addition, if the Validator class wishes to have configuration property values saved and restored with the view, the implementation must also implement StateHolder.

If the class implementing Validator has a ResourceDependency annotation, the action described in ResourceDependency must be taken when EditableValueHolder.addValidator(javax.faces.validator.Validator) is called. If the class implementing Validator has a ResourceDependencies annotation, the action described in ResourceDependencies must be taken when EditableValueHolder.addValidator(javax.faces.validator.Validator) is called.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID` Deprecated. Use `DoubleRangeValidator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID` or `LongRangeValidator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID` instead.

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Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)` Perform the correctness checks implemented by this `Validator` against the specified `UIComponent`.

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- Field Detail
  - NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID
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static final String NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID
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    Deprecated. Use DoubleRangeValidator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID or LongRangeValidator.NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID instead.
    
    The message identifier of the FacesMessage to be created if the maximum or minimum value check fails, and both the maximum and minimum values for this validator have been set. The message format string for this message may optionally include a {0} placeholder, which will be replaced by the configured minimum value, and a {1} placeholder, which will be replaced by the configured maximum value.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - validate
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void validate(FacesContext context,
              UIComponent component,
              Object value)
       throws ValidatorException
```
    Perform the correctness checks implemented by this Validator against the specified UIComponent. If any violations are found, a ValidatorException will be thrown containing the FacesMessage describing the failure.
    
    For a validator to be fully compliant with Version 2 and later of the specification, it must not fail validation on null or empty values unless it is specifically intended to address null or empty values. An application-wide <context-param> is provided to allow validators designed for JSF 1.2 to work with JSF 2 and later. The javax.faces.VALIDATE_EMPTY_FIELDS <context-param> must be set to false to enable this backwards compatibility behavior.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - FacesContext for the request we are processing
    
    component - UIComponent we are checking for correctness
    
    value - the value to validate
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidatorException - if validation fails
    
    NullPointerException - if context or component is null

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Interface Validator

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

NOT_IN_RANGE_MESSAGE_ID

Method Detail

validate

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