com.univocity.parsers.conversions

public Interface Validator<T>

Type Parameters

<T>: the expected type of the value to be validated

Defines a custom validation process to be executed when reading or writing values into a field of a java bean that is annotated with com.univocity.parsers.annotations.Validate

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public String	Returns: a validation error message if the given value fails the validation process. If the value is acceptable this method can return either a blank `String` or `null` validate(T the value to be validated value) Executes the required validations over a given value, returning any validation error messages that are applicable.

Method Detail

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public String validate(T value) Executes the required validations over a given value, returning any validation error messages that are applicable. If no validation errors are found, returns a blank `String` or `null` Parameters value:T the value to be validated Returns:String a validation error message if the given value fails the validation process. If the value is acceptable this method can return either a blank `String` or `null`

public String validate(T value)

Executes the required validations over a given value, returning any validation error messages that are applicable. If no validation errors are found, returns a blank String or null

Parameters

value:T: the value to be validated

Returns:String

a validation error message if the given value fails the validation process. If the value is acceptable this method can return either a blank String or null