Package de.knightsoftnet.validators.shared

Annotation Type NotEmptyIfOtherIsNotEmpty

@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy=NotEmptyIfOtherIsNotEmptyValidator.class)
@Target({TYPE,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface NotEmptyIfOtherIsNotEmpty

The annotated bean must contain at least two properties:

• a field that has to be checked (option field)
• a field which entry is compared (option fieldCompare)

if the entry of fieldCompare is not empty (null or ""), field must also not be empty (null or "").
Supported types are beans, null elements are considered valid.

Author:

Manfred Tremmel

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static @interface	NotEmptyIfOtherIsNotEmpty.List	Defines several @MustBeFilledIfOtherIsFilled annotations on the same element.

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
String	field	field name to check.
String	fieldCompare	field name to compare.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
Class<?>[]	groups	groups to use.
String	message	localized message.
Class<? extends jakarta.validation.Payload>[]	payload	payload whatever.

Element Details

field

String field

field name to check.

Returns:

field/path contains value to check

fieldCompare

String fieldCompare

field name to compare.

Returns:

field/path containing compare value

message

String message

localized message.

Returns:

localized validation message

Default:

"{de.knightsoftnet.validators.shared.NotEmptyIfOtherIsNotEmpty.message}"

groups

Class<?>[] groups

groups to use.

Returns:

array of validation groups

Default:

{}

payload

Class<? extends jakarta.validation.Payload>[] payload

payload whatever.

Returns:

payload class

Default:

{}