org.owasp.esapi

Interface ValidationRule

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseValidationRule, CreditCardValidationRule, DateValidationRule, IntegerValidationRule, NumberValidationRule, StringValidationRule

public interface ValidationRule

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	assertValid(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String input) Check if the input is valid, throw an Exception otherwise
java.lang.Object	getSafe(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String input) Try to call get valid, then call sanitize, finally return a default value
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Programmatically supplied name for the validator
java.lang.Object	getValid(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String input) Parse the input, throw exceptions if validation fails
java.lang.Object	getValid(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String input, ValidationErrorList errorList) Get a validated value, add the errors to an existing error list
boolean	isValid(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String input)
void	setAllowNull(boolean flag) Whether or not a valid valid can be null.
void	setEncoder(Encoder encoder)
void	setTypeName(java.lang.String typeName)
java.lang.String	whitelist(java.lang.String input, char[] list) String the input of all chars contained in the list
java.lang.String	whitelist(java.lang.String input, java.util.Set<java.lang.Character> list) String the input of all chars contained in the list

Method Detail

getValid

java.lang.Object getValid(java.lang.String context,
                          java.lang.String input)
                   throws ValidationException

Parse the input, throw exceptions if validation fails

Parameters:

context - for logging

input - the value to be parsed

Returns:

a validated value

Throws:

ValidationException - if any validation rules fail

setAllowNull

void setAllowNull(boolean flag)

Whether or not a valid valid can be null. getValid will throw an Exception and getSafe will return the default value if flag is set to true

Parameters:

flag - whether or not null values are valid/safe

getTypeName

java.lang.String getTypeName()

Programmatically supplied name for the validator

Returns:

a name, describing the validator

setTypeName

void setTypeName(java.lang.String typeName)

Parameters:

typeName - a name, describing the validator

setEncoder

void setEncoder(Encoder encoder)

Parameters:

encoder - the encoder to use

assertValid

void assertValid(java.lang.String context,
                 java.lang.String input)
          throws ValidationException

Check if the input is valid, throw an Exception otherwise

Throws:

ValidationException

getValid

java.lang.Object getValid(java.lang.String context,
                          java.lang.String input,
                          ValidationErrorList errorList)
                   throws ValidationException

Get a validated value, add the errors to an existing error list

Throws:

ValidationException

getSafe

java.lang.Object getSafe(java.lang.String context,
                         java.lang.String input)

Try to call get valid, then call sanitize, finally return a default value

isValid

boolean isValid(java.lang.String context,
                java.lang.String input)

Returns:

true if the input passes validation

whitelist

java.lang.String whitelist(java.lang.String input,
                           char[] list)

String the input of all chars contained in the list

whitelist

java.lang.String whitelist(java.lang.String input,
                           java.util.Set<java.lang.Character> list)

String the input of all chars contained in the list