org.apache.commons.validator

Class Arg

Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, Serializable

public class Arg
extends java.lang.Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable

A default argument or an argument for a specific validator definition (ex: required) can be stored to pass into a message as parameters. This can be used in a pluggable validator for constructing locale sensitive messages by using java.text.MessageFormat or an equivalent class. The resource field can be used to determine if the value stored in the argument is a value to be retrieved from a locale sensitive message retrieval system like java.util.PropertyResourceBundle. The resource field defaults to 'true'.

Instances of this class are configured with an <arg> xml element.

Version:
$Revision: 478334 $ $Date: 2006-11-22 21:31:54 +0000 (Wed, 22 Nov 2006) $

Field Summary

protected String
bundle
The resource bundle name that this Arg's key should be resolved in (optional).
protected String
key
The key or value of the argument.
protected String
name
The name dependency that this argument goes with (optional).
protected int
position
This argument's position in the message.
protected boolean
resource
Whether or not the key is a message resource (optional).

Method Summary

Object
clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
String
getBundle()
Returns the resource bundle name.
String
getKey()
Gets the key/value.
String
getName()
Gets the name of the dependency.
int
getPosition()
Argument's replacement position.
boolean
isResource()
Tests whether or not the key is a resource key or literal value.
void
setBundle(String bundle)
Sets the resource bundle name.
void
setKey(String key)
Sets the key/value.
void
setName(String name)
Sets the name of the dependency.
void
setPosition(int position)
Set this argument's replacement position.
void
setResource(boolean resource)
Sets whether or not the key is a resource.
String
toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.

Field Details

bundle

protected String bundle
The resource bundle name that this Arg's key should be resolved in (optional).
Since:
Validator 1.1

key

protected String key
The key or value of the argument.

name

protected String name
The name dependency that this argument goes with (optional).

position

protected int position
This argument's position in the message. Set postion=0 to make a replacement in this string: "some msg {0}".
Since:
Validator 1.1

resource

protected boolean resource
Whether or not the key is a message resource (optional). Defaults to true. If it is 'true', the value will try to be resolved as a message resource.

Method Details

clone

public Object clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
Returns:
A copy of this object.

getBundle

public String getBundle()
Returns the resource bundle name.
Returns:
the bundle name.
Since:
Validator 1.1

getKey

public String getKey()
Gets the key/value.
Returns:
the key value.

getName

public String getName()
Gets the name of the dependency.
Returns:
the name of the dependency.

getPosition

public int getPosition()
Argument's replacement position.
Returns:
This argument's replacement position.

isResource

public boolean isResource()
Tests whether or not the key is a resource key or literal value.
Returns:
true if key is a resource key.

setBundle

public void setBundle(String bundle)
Sets the resource bundle name.
Parameters:
bundle - The new bundle name.
Since:
Validator 1.1

setKey

public void setKey(String key)
Sets the key/value.
Parameters:
key - They to access the argument.

setName

public void setName(String name)
Sets the name of the dependency.
Parameters:
name - the name of the dependency.

setPosition

public void setPosition(int position)
Set this argument's replacement position.
Parameters:
position - set this argument's replacement position.

setResource

public void setResource(boolean resource)
Sets whether or not the key is a resource.
Parameters:
resource - If true indicates the key is a resource.

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
Returns:
a string representation of the object.

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