com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator

## Class DefaultValidatorFactory

- java.lang.Object
- - com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.DefaultValidatorFactory

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Initializable, ValidatorFactory

      public class DefaultValidatorFactory
      extends Object
      implements ValidatorFactory, Initializable

  Default validator factory
  Version:
    $Date$ $Id$
  Author:
    Jason Carreira, James House

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected ObjectFactory` | `objectFactory`
    `protected ValidatorFileParser` | `validatorFileParser`
    `protected Map<String,String>` | `validators`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `DefaultValidatorFactory(ObjectFactory objectFactory, ValidatorFileParser parser)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Validator` | `getValidator(ValidatorConfig cfg)` Get a Validator that matches the given configuration.
    `void` | `init()` Use this method to initialise your bean, the whole dependency graph was already built
    `String` | `lookupRegisteredValidatorType(String name)` Lookup to get the FQ classname of the given validator name.
    `void` | `registerValidator(String name, String className)` Registers the given validator to the existing map of validators.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### validators

          protected Map<String,String> validators

    - #### objectFactory

          protected ObjectFactory objectFactory

    - #### validatorFileParser

          protected ValidatorFileParser validatorFileParser

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DefaultValidatorFactory

          public DefaultValidatorFactory(ObjectFactory objectFactory,
                                         ValidatorFileParser parser)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### init

          public void init()

      Description copied from interface: `Initializable`
      Use this method to initialise your bean, the whole dependency graph was already built
      Specified by:
        `init` in interface `Initializable`

    - #### getValidator

          public Validator getValidator(ValidatorConfig cfg)

      Description copied from interface: `ValidatorFactory`
      Get a Validator that matches the given configuration.
      Specified by:
        `getValidator` in interface `ValidatorFactory`
      Parameters:
        `cfg` - the configurator.
      Returns:
        the validator.

    - #### registerValidator

          public void registerValidator(String name,
                                        String className)

      Description copied from interface: `ValidatorFactory`
      Registers the given validator to the existing map of validators. This will add to the existing list.
      Specified by:
        `registerValidator` in interface `ValidatorFactory`
      Parameters:
        `name` - name of validator to add.
        `className` - the FQ classname of the validator.

    - #### lookupRegisteredValidatorType

          public String lookupRegisteredValidatorType(String name)

      Description copied from interface: `ValidatorFactory`
      Lookup to get the FQ classname of the given validator name.
      Specified by:
        `lookupRegisteredValidatorType` in interface `ValidatorFactory`
      Parameters:
        `name` - name of validator to lookup.
      Returns:
        the found FQ classname

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