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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) 2001 - 2005 ivata limited.
3    * All rights reserved.
4    * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5    * ivata masks may be redistributed under the GNU General Public
6    * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
7    * version 2 of the License.
8    *
9    * These programs are free software; you can redistribute them and/or
10   * modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License
11   * as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
12   *
13   * These programs are distributed in the hope that they will be useful,
14   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
16   *
17   * See the GNU General Public License in the file LICENSE.txt for more
18   * details.
19   *
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21   *
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23   * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330
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25   *
26   *
27   * To arrange commercial support and licensing, contact ivata at
28   *                  http://www.ivata.com/contact.jsp
29   * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
30   * $Log: ValidationErrors.java,v $
31   * Revision 1.5  2005/04/11 12:27:02  colinmacleod
32   * Added preliminary support for filters.
33   * Added FieldValueConvertor factor interface
34   * to split off value convertors for reuse.
35   *
36   * Revision 1.4  2005/04/09 18:04:16  colinmacleod
37   * Changed copyright text to GPL v2 explicitly.
38   *
39   * Revision 1.3  2005/03/10 10:24:14  colinmacleod
40   * Added toString().
41   *
42   * Revision 1.2  2005/01/06 22:13:22  colinmacleod
43   * Moved up a version number.
44   * Changed copyright notices to 2005.
45   * Updated the documentation:
46   *   - started working on multiproject:site docu.
47   *   - changed the logo.
48   * Added checkstyle and fixed LOADS of style issues.
49   * Added separate thirdparty subproject.
50   * Added struts (in web), util and webgui (in webtheme) from ivata op.
51   *
52   * Revision 1.1  2004/12/29 20:07:06  colinmacleod
53   * Renamed subproject masks to mask.
54   *
55   * Revision 1.1.1.1  2004/05/16 20:40:32  colinmacleod
56   * Ready for 0.1 release
57   *
58   * Revision 1.3  2004/03/21 21:16:23  colinmacleod
59   * Shortened name to ivata op.
60   *
61   * Revision 1.2  2004/02/01 22:07:29  colinmacleod
62   * Added full names to author tags
63   *
64   * Revision 1.1  2004/01/29 13:48:41  janboros
65   * Moved ivata op to SourceForge
66   *
67   * Revision 1.1  2003/10/16 07:27:45  colin
68   * First version in new repository.
69   *
70   * Revision 1.5  2003/02/26 17:10:38  peter
71   * toActionError: the bundle is located by java.util, not struts
72   *
73   * Revision 1.4  2003/02/24 19:08:17  colin
74   * *** empty log message ***
75   *
76   * Revision 1.3  2003/02/20 20:24:11  colin
77   * improved validation by adding ValidationField and ValidationException
78   *
79   * Revision 1.2  2003/02/04 17:36:47  colin
80   * copyright notice
81   *
82   * Revision 1.1  2002/11/12 10:41:12  colin
83   * first version in CVS. encapsulates Struts class ActionErrors
84   * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
85   */
86  package com.ivata.mask.validation;
87  import java.io.Serializable;
88  import java.util.Iterator;
89  import java.util.List;
90  import java.util.Vector;
91  /***
92   * <p>
93   * Represents a list of <code>ValidationError</code> instances which have
94   * occurred in data which is being validated for submission.
95   * </p>
96   *
97   * <p>
98   * Currently, this class serves to encapsulate the functionality of the
99   * <strong>Struts </strong> class <code>ActionErrors</code>. In the future,
100  * it could be extended to be used in error handling with another platform.
101  * </p>.
102  *
103  * @since ivata masks 0.4 (2002-11-11)
104  * @author Colin MacLeod
105  * <a href='mailto:colin.macleod@ivata.com'>colin.macleod@ivata.com</a>
106  * @version $Revision: 1.5 $
107  * @see ValidationError
108  * @see org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors
109  */
110 public class ValidationErrors implements Serializable {
111     /***
112      * <p>
113      * Contains all of the errors represented by the
114      * <code>ValidationErrors</code> instance.
115      * </p>
116      */
117     private List errors = new Vector();
118     /***
119      * <p>
120      * Add a new <code>ValidationError</code> to the list.
121      * </p>
122      *
123      * @param error
124      *            new instance of <code>ValidationError</code> to be added.
125      *            Cannot be <code>null</code>.
126      */
127     public final void add(final ValidationError error) {
128         errors.add(error);
129     }
130     /***
131      * <p>
132      * Add all elements of another <code>ValidationErrors</code> instance to
133      * the list.
134      * </p>
135      *
136      * @param validationErrors
137      *            new instance of <code>ValidationErrors</code> to be added.
138      *            Cannot be <code>null</code>.
139      */
140     public final void addAll(final ValidationErrors validationErrors) {
141         Iterator errorIterator = validationErrors.errors.iterator();
142         while (errorIterator.hasNext()) {
143             errors.add(errorIterator.next());
144         }
145     }
146     /***
147      * <p>
148      * Contains all of the errors represented by the
149      * <code>ValidationErrors</code> instance.
150      * </p>
151      *
152      * @return the current value of errors.
153      */
154     public final List getErrors() {
155         return errors;
156     }
157     /***
158      * <p>
159      * Evaluates whether or not this object contains errors.
160      * </p>
161      *
162      * @return <code>true</code> if there are errors in this object, otherwise
163      *         <code>false</code>
164      */
165     public final boolean isEmpty() {
166         return errors.size() == 0;
167     }
168     /***
169      * Overridden to show you the errors this object contains.
170      * @return string represeting all errors this object contains.
171      */
172     public String toString() {
173         return "ValidationErrors " + errors.toString();
174     }
175 }