com.sdicons.json.validator.predicates

Class Content

java.lang.Object

com.sdicons.json.validator.predicates.Predicate

com.sdicons.json.validator.predicates.Content

All Implemented Interfaces:

Validator

public class Content
extends Predicate

A predicate that checks if all elements of a complex JSON structure JSONObject or JSONArray comply to another named predicate. It is a predicate to put a restriction on the elements of a JSON object.

An example of a content validator. The JSONValue must be an array and it must contain integers.

 
 {
    "name" :"List of integers",
    "type" :"and",
    "rules" : [{"type":"array"},{"type":"content","rule":{"type":"int"}}]
 }
 
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Content(String aName, JSONObject aRule, HashMap<String,Validator> aRuleset)
Content(String aName, Validator rule)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	validate(JSONValue aValue) Validate a JSONValue.

Methods inherited from class com.sdicons.json.validator.predicates.Predicate

getName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Content

public Content(String aName,
       JSONObject aRule,
       HashMap<String,Validator> aRuleset)
        throws ValidationException

Throws:

ValidationException

Content

public Content(String aName,
       Validator rule)

Method Detail

validate

public void validate(JSONValue aValue)
              throws ValidationException

Description copied from interface: Validator

Validate a JSONValue.

Parameters:

aValue - The JSONValue that has to be validated.

Throws:

ValidationException - If the validation fails.