org.springframework.validation

Class DefaultMessageCodesResolver

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.validation.DefaultMessageCodesResolver

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, MessageCodesResolver

public class DefaultMessageCodesResolver
extends Object
implements MessageCodesResolver, Serializable

Default implementation of the MessageCodesResolver interface.

Will create two message codes for an object error, in the following order (when using the prefixed formatter):

• 1.: code + "." + object name
• 2.: code

Will create four message codes for a field specification, in the following order:

• 1.: code + "." + object name + "." + field
• 2.: code + "." + field
• 3.: code + "." + field type
• 4.: code

For example, in case of code "typeMismatch", object name "user", field "age":

• 1. try "typeMismatch.user.age"
• 2. try "typeMismatch.age"
• 3. try "typeMismatch.int"
• 4. try "typeMismatch"

This resolution algorithm thus can be leveraged for example to show specific messages for binding errors like "required" and "typeMismatch":

• at the object + field level ("age" field, but only on "user");
• at the field level (all "age" fields, no matter which object name);
• or at the general level (all fields, on any object).

In case of array, List or Map properties, both codes for specific elements and for the whole collection are generated. Assuming a field "name" of an array "groups" in object "user":

• 1. try "typeMismatch.user.groups[0].name"
• 2. try "typeMismatch.user.groups.name"
• 3. try "typeMismatch.groups[0].name"
• 4. try "typeMismatch.groups.name"
• 5. try "typeMismatch.name"
• 6. try "typeMismatch.java.lang.String"
• 7. try "typeMismatch"

By default the errorCodes will be placed at the beginning of constructed message strings. The messageCodeFormatter property can be used to specify an alternative concatenation format.

In order to group all codes into a specific category within your resource bundles, e.g. "validation.typeMismatch.name" instead of the default "typeMismatch.name", consider specifying a prefix to be applied.

Since:

1.0.1

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Phillip Webb, Chris Beams

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	DefaultMessageCodesResolver.Format Common message code formats.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	CODE_SEPARATOR The separator that this implementation uses when resolving message codes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultMessageCodesResolver()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	buildFieldList(String field, List<String> fieldList) Add both keyed and non-keyed entries for the supplied field to the supplied field list.
protected String	getPrefix() Return the prefix to be applied to any code built by this resolver.
protected String	postProcessMessageCode(String code) Post-process the given message code, built by this resolver.
String[]	resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String objectName) Build message codes for the given error code and object name.
String[]	resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode, String objectName, String field, Class<?> fieldType) Build the code list for the given code and field: an object/field-specific code, a field-specific code, a plain error code.
void	setMessageCodeFormatter(MessageCodeFormatter formatter) Specify the format for message codes built by this resolver.
void	setPrefix(String prefix) Specify a prefix to be applied to any code built by this resolver.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CODE_SEPARATOR

public static final String CODE_SEPARATOR

The separator that this implementation uses when resolving message codes.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DefaultMessageCodesResolver

public DefaultMessageCodesResolver()

Method Detail

setPrefix

public void setPrefix(String prefix)

Specify a prefix to be applied to any code built by this resolver.

Default is none. Specify, for example, "validation." to get error codes like "validation.typeMismatch.name".

getPrefix

protected String getPrefix()

Return the prefix to be applied to any code built by this resolver.

Returns an empty String in case of no prefix.

setMessageCodeFormatter

public void setMessageCodeFormatter(MessageCodeFormatter formatter)

Specify the format for message codes built by this resolver.

The default is DefaultMessageCodesResolver.Format.PREFIX_ERROR_CODE.

Since:

3.2

See Also:

DefaultMessageCodesResolver.Format

resolveMessageCodes

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

Description copied from interface: MessageCodesResolver

Build message codes for the given error code and object name. Used for building the codes list of an ObjectError.

Specified by:

resolveMessageCodes in interface MessageCodesResolver

Parameters:

errorCode - the error code used for rejecting the object

objectName - the name of the object

Returns:

the message codes to use

resolveMessageCodes

public String[] resolveMessageCodes(String errorCode,
                                    String objectName,
                                    String field,
                                    Class<?> fieldType)

Build the code list for the given code and field: an object/field-specific code, a field-specific code, a plain error code.

Arrays, Lists and Maps are resolved both for specific elements and the whole collection.

See the class level javadoc for details on the generated codes.

Specified by:

resolveMessageCodes in interface MessageCodesResolver

Parameters:

errorCode - the error code used for rejecting the value

objectName - the name of the object

field - the field name

fieldType - the field type (may be null if not determinable)

Returns:

the list of codes

buildFieldList

protected void buildFieldList(String field,
                              List<String> fieldList)

Add both keyed and non-keyed entries for the supplied field to the supplied field list.

postProcessMessageCode

protected String postProcessMessageCode(String code)

Post-process the given message code, built by this resolver.

The default implementation applies the specified prefix, if any.

Parameters:

code - the message code as built by this resolver

Returns:

the final message code to be returned

See Also:

setPrefix(java.lang.String)