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javax.faces.validator

public @Interface FacesValidator

extends Annotation
Known Direct Implementers
com.sun.faces.cdi.FacesValidatorAnnotationLiteral
Annotations
@Retention:RUNTIME
@Target:TYPE
@Inherited
@Qualifier
Imports
java.lang.annotation.ElementType, .Retention, .RetentionPolicy, .Target, .Inherited, javax.inject.Qualifier

The presence of this annotation on a class automatically registers the class with the runtime as a Validator. The value of the value attribute is taken to be the validator-id and the fully qualified class name of the class to which this annotation is attached is taken to be the validator-class. The implementation must guarantee that for each class annotated with FacesValidator, found with the algorithm in section JSF.11.5, javax.faces.application.Application#addValidator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) is called, passing the derived validator-id as the first argument and the derived validator-class as the second argument. The implementation must guarantee that all such calls to addValidator() happen during application startup time and before any requests are serviced.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public boolean

Returns:

whether or not this is a default validator
isDefault()

If true, the validator id for this annotation is added to the list of default validators by a call to javax.faces.application.Application#addDefaultValidatorId.

public boolean

Returns:

true if CDI managed, false otherwise.
managed()

The value of this annotation attribute is taken to be an indicator that flags whether or not the given converter is a CDI managed converter.

public String

Returns:

the validator-id
value()

The value of this annotation attribute is taken to be the validator-id with which instances of this class of component can be instantiated by calling javax.faces.application.Application#createValidator(java.lang.String).

Inherited from java.lang.annotation.Annotation:
annotationTypeequalshashCodetoString

Method Detail

isDefaultback to summary
public boolean isDefault()

If true, the validator id for this annotation is added to the list of default validators by a call to javax.faces.application.Application#addDefaultValidatorId.

Returns:boolean

whether or not this is a default validator

managedback to summary
public boolean managed()

The value of this annotation attribute is taken to be an indicator that flags whether or not the given converter is a CDI managed converter.

Returns:boolean

true if CDI managed, false otherwise.

valueback to summary
public String value()

The value of this annotation attribute is taken to be the validator-id with which instances of this class of component can be instantiated by calling javax.faces.application.Application#createValidator(java.lang.String). If no value is specified, or the value is null, the value is taken to be the return of calling getSimpleName on the class to which this annotation is attached and lowercasing the first character. If more than one validator with this derived name is found, the results are undefined.

Returns:String

the validator-id