org.apache.struts.validator
Class Resources

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts.validator.Resources

public class Resources
extends java.lang.Object

This class helps provides some useful methods for retrieving objects from different scopes of the application.

Since:

Struts 1.1

Version:

$Rev: 476419 $ $Date: 2005-09-16 23:34:41 -0400 (Fri, 16 Sep 2005) $

Constructor Summary

Resources()

Method Summary

static ActionMessage	getActionMessage(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va, org.apache.commons.validator.Field field) Deprecated. Use getActionMessage(Validator, HttpServletRequest, ValidatorAction, Field) method instead
static ActionMessage	getActionMessage(org.apache.commons.validator.Validator validator, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va, org.apache.commons.validator.Field field) Gets the ActionMessage based on the ValidatorAction message and the Field's arg objects.
static java.lang.String[]	getArgs(java.lang.String actionName, MessageResources messages, java.util.Locale locale, org.apache.commons.validator.Field field) Gets the message arguments based on the current ValidatorAction and Field.
static java.lang.String	getMessage(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, java.lang.String key) Gets the Locale sensitive value based on the key passed in.
static java.lang.String	getMessage(MessageResources messages, java.util.Locale locale, java.lang.String key) Gets the Locale sensitive value based on the key passed in.
static java.lang.String	getMessage(MessageResources messages, java.util.Locale locale, org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va, org.apache.commons.validator.Field field) Gets the locale sensitive message based on the ValidatorAction message and the Field's arg objects.
static java.lang.String	getMessage(javax.servlet.ServletContext application, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, MessageResources defaultMessages, java.util.Locale locale, org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va, org.apache.commons.validator.Field field) Gets the Locale sensitive value based on the key passed in.
static MessageResources	getMessageResources(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Retrieve MessageResources for the module.
static MessageResources	getMessageResources(javax.servlet.ServletContext application, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, java.lang.String bundle) Retrieve MessageResources for the module and bundle.
static org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorResources	getValidatorResources(javax.servlet.ServletContext application, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Retrieve ValidatorResources for the current module.
static java.lang.String	getVarValue(java.lang.String varName, org.apache.commons.validator.Field field, org.apache.commons.validator.Validator validator, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, boolean required) Get the value of a variable.
static java.lang.String	getVarValue(org.apache.commons.validator.Var var, javax.servlet.ServletContext application, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, boolean required) Get the value of a variable.
static org.apache.commons.validator.Validator	initValidator(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object bean, javax.servlet.ServletContext application, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, ActionMessages errors, int page) Initialize the Validator to perform validation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Resources

public Resources()

Method Detail

getValidatorResources

public static org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorResources getValidatorResources(javax.servlet.ServletContext application,
                                                                                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Retrieve ValidatorResources for the current module.

Parameters:

application - Application Context

request - The ServletRequest

getMessageResources

public static MessageResources getMessageResources(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Retrieve MessageResources for the module.

Parameters:

request - the servlet request

getMessageResources

public static MessageResources getMessageResources(javax.servlet.ServletContext application,
                                                   javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                                   java.lang.String bundle)

Retrieve MessageResources for the module and bundle.

Parameters:

application - the servlet context

request - the servlet request

bundle - the bundle key

getVarValue

public static java.lang.String getVarValue(java.lang.String varName,
                                           org.apache.commons.validator.Field field,
                                           org.apache.commons.validator.Validator validator,
                                           javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                           boolean required)

Get the value of a variable.

Parameters:

varName - The variable name

field - the validator Field

validator - The Validator

request - the servlet request

required - Whether the variable is mandatory

Returns:

The variable's value

getVarValue

public static java.lang.String getVarValue(org.apache.commons.validator.Var var,
                                           javax.servlet.ServletContext application,
                                           javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                           boolean required)

Get the value of a variable.

Parameters:

var - the validator variable

application - The ServletContext

request - the servlet request

required - Whether the variable is mandatory

Returns:

The variables values

getMessage

public static java.lang.String getMessage(MessageResources messages,
                                          java.util.Locale locale,
                                          java.lang.String key)

Gets the Locale sensitive value based on the key passed in.

Parameters:

messages - The Message resources

locale - The locale.

key - Key used to lookup the message

getMessage

public static java.lang.String getMessage(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                          java.lang.String key)

Gets the Locale sensitive value based on the key passed in.

Parameters:

request - servlet request

key - the request key

getMessage

public static java.lang.String getMessage(MessageResources messages,
                                          java.util.Locale locale,
                                          org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va,
                                          org.apache.commons.validator.Field field)

Gets the locale sensitive message based on the ValidatorAction message and the Field's arg objects.

Parameters:

messages - The Message resources

locale - The locale

va - The Validator Action

field - The Validator Field

getMessage

public static java.lang.String getMessage(javax.servlet.ServletContext application,
                                          javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                          MessageResources defaultMessages,
                                          java.util.Locale locale,
                                          org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va,
                                          org.apache.commons.validator.Field field)

Gets the Locale sensitive value based on the key passed in.

Parameters:

application - the servlet context

request - the servlet request

defaultMessages - The default Message resources

locale - The locale

va - The Validator Action

field - The Validator Field

getActionMessage

public static ActionMessage getActionMessage(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                             org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va,
                                             org.apache.commons.validator.Field field)

Deprecated. Use getActionMessage(Validator, HttpServletRequest, ValidatorAction, Field) method instead

Gets the ActionMessage based on the ValidatorAction message and the Field's arg objects.

Note: this method does not respect bundle information stored with the field's <msg> or <arg> elements, and localization will not work for alternative resource bundles. This method is deprecated for this reason, and you should use getActionMessage(Validator,HttpServletRequest,ValidatorAction,Field) instead.

Parameters:

request - the servlet request

va - Validator action

field - the validator Field

getActionMessage

public static ActionMessage getActionMessage(org.apache.commons.validator.Validator validator,
                                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                             org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction va,
                                             org.apache.commons.validator.Field field)

Gets the ActionMessage based on the ValidatorAction message and the Field's arg objects.

Parameters:

validator - the Validator

request - the servlet request

va - Validator action

field - the validator Field

getArgs

public static java.lang.String[] getArgs(java.lang.String actionName,
                                         MessageResources messages,
                                         java.util.Locale locale,
                                         org.apache.commons.validator.Field field)

Gets the message arguments based on the current ValidatorAction and Field.

Parameters:

actionName - action name

messages - message resources

locale - the locale

field - the validator field

initValidator

public static org.apache.commons.validator.Validator initValidator(java.lang.String key,
                                                                   java.lang.Object bean,
                                                                   javax.servlet.ServletContext application,
                                                                   javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                                                   ActionMessages errors,
                                                                   int page)

Initialize the Validator to perform validation.

Parameters:

key - The key that the validation rules are under (the form elements name attribute).

bean - The bean validation is being performed on.

application - servlet context

request - The current request object.

errors - The object any errors will be stored in.

page - This in conjunction with the page property of a Field can control the processing of fields. If the field's page is less than or equal to this page value, it will be processed.