org.springframework.validation
Class BindException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.springframework.validation.BindException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, BindingResult, Errors

public class BindException
extends Exception
implements BindingResult

Thrown when binding errors are considered fatal. Implements the BindingResult interface (and thus its super-interface Errors) to allow for the direct analysis of binding errors.

As of Spring 2.0, this is a special-purpose class. Normally, application code will work with the BindingResult interface, or a DataBinder that in turn exposes a BindingResult via DataBinder.getBindingResult().

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop

See Also:

BindingResult, DataBinder.getBindingResult(), DataBinder.close(), Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String

ERROR_KEY_PREFIX Deprecated. in favor of BindingResult.MODEL_KEY_PREFIX

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.validation.BindingResult

MODEL_KEY_PREFIX

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.validation.Errors

NESTED_PATH_SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

BindException(BindingResult bindingResult)
Create a new BindException instance for a BindingResult.

BindException(Object target, String objectName)
Create a new BindException instance for a target bean.

Method Summary

void	addAllErrors(Errors errors) Add all errors from the given Errors instance to this Errors instance.
void	addError(ObjectError error) Add a custom ObjectError or FieldError to the errors list.
boolean	equals(Object other)
List	getAllErrors() Get all errors, both global and field ones.
BindingResult	getBindingResult() Return the BindingResult that this BindException wraps.
int	getErrorCount() Return the total number of errors.
FieldError	getFieldError() Get the first error associated with a field, if any.
FieldError	getFieldError(String field) Get the first error associated with the given field, if any.
int	getFieldErrorCount() Return the number of errors associated with a field.
int	getFieldErrorCount(String field) Return the number of errors associated with the given field.
List	getFieldErrors() Get all errors associated with a field.
List	getFieldErrors(String field) Get all errors associated with the given field.
Class	getFieldType(String field) Return the type of a given field.
Object	getFieldValue(String field) Return the current value of the given field, either the current bean property value or a rejected update from the last binding.
ObjectError	getGlobalError() Get the first global error, if any.
int	getGlobalErrorCount() Return the number of global errors.
List	getGlobalErrors() Get all global errors.
String	getMessage() Returns diagnostic information about the errors held in this object.
Map	getModel() Return a model Map for the obtained state, exposing a BindingResult instance as 'MODEL_KEY_PREFIX + objectName' and the object itself as 'objectName'.
String	getNestedPath() Return the current nested path of this Errors object.
String	getObjectName() Return the name of the bound root object.
PropertyEditorRegistry	getPropertyEditorRegistry() Return the PropertyEditorRegistry that the underlying BindingResult uses.
String[]	getSuppressedFields() Return the list of fields that were suppressed during the bind process.
Object	getTarget() Return the wrapped target object, which may be a bean, an object with public fields, a Map - depending on the concrete binding strategy.
boolean	hasErrors() Return if there were any errors.
boolean	hasFieldErrors() Are there any field errors?
boolean	hasFieldErrors(String field) Are there any errors associated with the given field?
boolean	hasGlobalErrors() Are there any global errors?
int	hashCode()
void	popNestedPath() Pop the former nested path from the nested path stack.
void	pushNestedPath(String subPath) Push the given sub path onto the nested path stack.
void	recordSuppressedField(String fieldName) Mark the specified disallowed field as suppressed.
void	reject(String errorCode) Register a global error for the entire target object, using the given error description.
void	reject(String errorCode, Object[] errorArgs, String defaultMessage) Register a global error for the entire target object, using the given error description.
void	reject(String errorCode, String defaultMessage) Register a global error for the entire target object, using the given error description.
void	rejectValue(String field, String errorCode) Register a field error for the specified field of the current object (respecting the current nested path, if any), using the given error description.
void	rejectValue(String field, String errorCode, Object[] errorArgs, String defaultMessage) Register a field error for the specified field of the current object (respecting the current nested path, if any), using the given error description.
void	rejectValue(String field, String errorCode, String defaultMessage) Register a field error for the specified field of the current object (respecting the current nested path, if any), using the given error description.
String[]	resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String field) Resolve the given error code into message codes for the given field.
void	setNestedPath(String nestedPath) Allow context to be changed so that standard validators can validate subtrees.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ERROR_KEY_PREFIX

public static final String ERROR_KEY_PREFIX

Deprecated. in favor of BindingResult.MODEL_KEY_PREFIX

Prefix for the name of the BindException instance in a model, followed by the object name.

See Also:

BindingResult.MODEL_KEY_PREFIX

Constructor Detail

BindException

public BindException(BindingResult bindingResult)

Create a new BindException instance for a BindingResult.

Parameters:

bindingResult - the BindingResult instance to wrap

BindException

public BindException(Object target,
                     String objectName)

Create a new BindException instance for a target bean.

Parameters:

target - target bean to bind onto

objectName - the name of the target object

See Also:

BeanPropertyBindingResult

Method Detail

getBindingResult

public final BindingResult getBindingResult()

Return the BindingResult that this BindException wraps. Will typically be a BeanPropertyBindingResult.

See Also:

BeanPropertyBindingResult

getPropertyEditorRegistry

public final PropertyEditorRegistry getPropertyEditorRegistry()

Return the PropertyEditorRegistry that the underlying BindingResult uses.

Specified by:

getPropertyEditorRegistry in interface BindingResult

See Also:

getBindingResult()

getObjectName

public String getObjectName()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the name of the bound root object.

Specified by:

getObjectName in interface Errors

setNestedPath

public void setNestedPath(String nestedPath)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Allow context to be changed so that standard validators can validate subtrees. Reject calls prepend the given path to the field names.

For example, an address validator could validate the subobject "address" of a customer object.

Specified by:

setNestedPath in interface Errors

Parameters:

nestedPath - nested path within this object, e.g. "address" (defaults to "", null is also acceptable). Can end with a dot: both "address" and "address." are valid.

getNestedPath

public String getNestedPath()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the current nested path of this Errors object.

Returns a nested path with a dot, i.e. "address.", for easy building of concatenated paths. Default is an empty String.

Specified by:

getNestedPath in interface Errors

pushNestedPath

public void pushNestedPath(String subPath)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Push the given sub path onto the nested path stack.

A Errors.popNestedPath() call will reset the original nested path before the corresponding pushNestedPath(String) call.

Using the nested path stack allows to set temporary nested paths for subobjects without having to worry about a temporary path holder.

For example: current path "spouse.", pushNestedPath("child") -> result path "spouse.child."; popNestedPath() -> "spouse." again.

Specified by:

pushNestedPath in interface Errors

Parameters:

subPath - the sub path to push onto the nested path stack

See Also:

Errors.popNestedPath()

popNestedPath

public void popNestedPath()
                   throws IllegalStateException

Description copied from interface: Errors

Pop the former nested path from the nested path stack.

Specified by:

popNestedPath in interface Errors

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if there is no former nested path on the stack

See Also:

Errors.pushNestedPath(java.lang.String)

reject

public void reject(String errorCode)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Register a global error for the entire target object, using the given error description.

Specified by:

reject in interface Errors

Parameters:

errorCode - error code, interpretable as a message key

reject

public void reject(String errorCode,
                   String defaultMessage)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Register a global error for the entire target object, using the given error description.

Specified by:

reject in interface Errors

Parameters:

errorCode - error code, interpretable as a message key

defaultMessage - fallback default message

reject

public void reject(String errorCode,
                   Object[] errorArgs,
                   String defaultMessage)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Register a global error for the entire target object, using the given error description.

Specified by:

reject in interface Errors

Parameters:

errorCode - error code, interpretable as a message key

errorArgs - error arguments, for argument binding via MessageFormat (can be null)

defaultMessage - fallback default message

rejectValue

public void rejectValue(String field,
                        String errorCode)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Register a field error for the specified field of the current object (respecting the current nested path, if any), using the given error description.

The field name may be null or empty String to indicate the current object itself rather than a field of it. This may result in a corresponding field error within the nested object graph or a global error if the current object is the top object.

Specified by:

rejectValue in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name (may be null or empty String)

errorCode - error code, interpretable as a message key

See Also:

Errors.getNestedPath()

rejectValue

public void rejectValue(String field,
                        String errorCode,
                        String defaultMessage)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Register a field error for the specified field of the current object (respecting the current nested path, if any), using the given error description.

The field name may be null or empty String to indicate the current object itself rather than a field of it. This may result in a corresponding field error within the nested object graph or a global error if the current object is the top object.

Specified by:

rejectValue in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name (may be null or empty String)

errorCode - error code, interpretable as a message key

defaultMessage - fallback default message

See Also:

Errors.getNestedPath()

rejectValue

public void rejectValue(String field,
                        String errorCode,
                        Object[] errorArgs,
                        String defaultMessage)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Register a field error for the specified field of the current object (respecting the current nested path, if any), using the given error description.

The field name may be null or empty String to indicate the current object itself rather than a field of it. This may result in a corresponding field error within the nested object graph or a global error if the current object is the top object.

Specified by:

rejectValue in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name (may be null or empty String)

errorCode - error code, interpretable as a message key

errorArgs - error arguments, for argument binding via MessageFormat (can be null)

defaultMessage - fallback default message

See Also:

Errors.getNestedPath()

addAllErrors

public void addAllErrors(Errors errors)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Add all errors from the given Errors instance to this Errors instance.

This is a onvenience method to avoid repeated reject(..) calls for merging an Errors instance into another Errors instance.

Note that the passed-in Errors instance is supposed to refer to the same target object, or at least contain compatible errors that apply to the target object of this Errors instance.

Specified by:

addAllErrors in interface Errors

Parameters:

errors - the Errors instance to merge in

hasErrors

public boolean hasErrors()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return if there were any errors.

Specified by:

hasErrors in interface Errors

getErrorCount

public int getErrorCount()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the total number of errors.

Specified by:

getErrorCount in interface Errors

getAllErrors

public List getAllErrors()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get all errors, both global and field ones.

Specified by:

getAllErrors in interface Errors

Returns:

List of ObjectError instances

hasGlobalErrors

public boolean hasGlobalErrors()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Are there any global errors?

Specified by:

hasGlobalErrors in interface Errors

Returns:

true if there are any global errors

See Also:

Errors.hasFieldErrors()

getGlobalErrorCount

public int getGlobalErrorCount()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the number of global errors.

Specified by:

getGlobalErrorCount in interface Errors

Returns:

the number of global errors

See Also:

Errors.getFieldErrorCount()

getGlobalErrors

public List getGlobalErrors()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get all global errors.

Specified by:

getGlobalErrors in interface Errors

Returns:

List of ObjectError instances

getGlobalError

public ObjectError getGlobalError()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get the first global error, if any.

Specified by:

getGlobalError in interface Errors

Returns:

the global error, or null

hasFieldErrors

public boolean hasFieldErrors()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Are there any field errors?

Specified by:

hasFieldErrors in interface Errors

Returns:

true if there are any errors associated with a field

See Also:

Errors.hasGlobalErrors()

getFieldErrorCount

public int getFieldErrorCount()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the number of errors associated with a field.

Specified by:

getFieldErrorCount in interface Errors

Returns:

the number of errors associated with a field

See Also:

Errors.getGlobalErrorCount()

getFieldErrors

public List getFieldErrors()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get all errors associated with a field.

Specified by:

getFieldErrors in interface Errors

Returns:

a List of FieldError instances

getFieldError

public FieldError getFieldError()

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get the first error associated with a field, if any.

Specified by:

getFieldError in interface Errors

Returns:

the field-specific error, or null

hasFieldErrors

public boolean hasFieldErrors(String field)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Are there any errors associated with the given field?

Specified by:

hasFieldErrors in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name

Returns:

true if there were any errors associated with the given field

getFieldErrorCount

public int getFieldErrorCount(String field)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the number of errors associated with the given field.

Specified by:

getFieldErrorCount in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name

Returns:

the number of errors associated with the given field

getFieldErrors

public List getFieldErrors(String field)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get all errors associated with the given field.

Implementations should support not only full field names like "name" but also pattern matches like "na*" or "address.*".

Specified by:

getFieldErrors in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name

Returns:

a List of FieldError instances

getFieldError

public FieldError getFieldError(String field)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Get the first error associated with the given field, if any.

Specified by:

getFieldError in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name

Returns:

the field-specific error, or null

getFieldValue

public Object getFieldValue(String field)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the current value of the given field, either the current bean property value or a rejected update from the last binding.

Allows for convenient access to user-specified field values, even if there were type mismatches.

Specified by:

getFieldValue in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name

Returns:

the current value of the given field

getFieldType

public Class getFieldType(String field)

Description copied from interface: Errors

Return the type of a given field.

Implementations should be able to determine the type even when the field value is null, for example from some associated descriptor.

Specified by:

getFieldType in interface Errors

Parameters:

field - the field name

Returns:

the type of the field, or null if not determinable

getTarget

public Object getTarget()

Description copied from interface: BindingResult

Return the wrapped target object, which may be a bean, an object with public fields, a Map - depending on the concrete binding strategy.

Specified by:

getTarget in interface BindingResult

getModel

public Map getModel()

Description copied from interface: BindingResult

Return a model Map for the obtained state, exposing a BindingResult instance as 'MODEL_KEY_PREFIX + objectName' and the object itself as 'objectName'.

Note that the Map is constructed every time you're calling this method. Adding things to the map and then re-calling this method will not work.

The attributes in the model Map returned by this method are usually included in the ModelAndView for a form view that uses Spring's bind tag in a JSP, which needs access to the BindingResult instance. Spring's pre-built form controllers will do this for you when rendering a form view. When building the ModelAndView instance yourself, you need to include the attributes from the model Map returned by this method.

Specified by:

getModel in interface BindingResult

See Also:

Errors.getObjectName(), BindingResult.MODEL_KEY_PREFIX, ModelAndView, BindTag, SimpleFormController

recordSuppressedField

public void recordSuppressedField(String fieldName)

Description copied from interface: BindingResult

Mark the specified disallowed field as suppressed.

The data binder invokes this for each field value that was detected to target a disallowed field.

Specified by:

recordSuppressedField in interface BindingResult

See Also:

DataBinder.setAllowedFields(java.lang.String[])

getSuppressedFields

public String[] getSuppressedFields()

Description copied from interface: BindingResult

Return the list of fields that were suppressed during the bind process.

Can be used to determine whether any field values were targeting disallowed fields.

Specified by:

getSuppressedFields in interface BindingResult

See Also:

DataBinder.setAllowedFields(java.lang.String[])

addError

public void addError(ObjectError error)

Description copied from interface: BindingResult

Add a custom ObjectError or FieldError to the errors list.

Intended to be used by cooperating strategies such as BindingErrorProcessor.

Specified by:

addError in interface BindingResult

See Also:

ObjectError, FieldError, BindingErrorProcessor

resolveMessageCodes

public String[] resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode,
                                    String field)

Description copied from interface: BindingResult

Resolve the given error code into message codes for the given field.

Calls the configured MessageCodesResolver with appropriate parameters.

Specified by:

resolveMessageCodes in interface BindingResult

Parameters:

errorCode - the error code to resolve into message codes

field - the field to resolve message codes for

Returns:

the resolved message codes

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Returns diagnostic information about the errors held in this object.

Overrides:

getMessage in class Throwable

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object