net.sourceforge.jnlp.config
Interface ValueValidator

public interface ValueValidator

A class implements the ValueValidator interface to indicate that it can validate values.

See Also:

BasicValueValidators

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getPossibleValues() Returns a string describing possible values in human-readable form that this ValueValidator accepts
void	validate(java.lang.Object value) This method checks if the given object is a valid value for this specific ValueValidator.

Method Detail

validate

void validate(java.lang.Object value)
              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

This method checks if the given object is a valid value for this specific ValueValidator. Any arbitrary operation can be performed to ensure that the value is valid.

Parameters:

value - The object to validate

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the value is invalid

getPossibleValues

java.lang.String getPossibleValues()

Returns a string describing possible values in human-readable form that this ValueValidator accepts

Returns:

a string describing possible values that this ValueValidator accepts