org.apache.jackrabbit.spi

Interface QValueConstraint

All Known Implementing Classes:

ValueConstraint

public interface QValueConstraint

QValueConstraint is used to check the syntax of a value constraint and to test if a specific value satisfies it.

See Also:

PropertyDefinition.getValueConstraints()

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static QValueConstraint[]	EMPTY_ARRAY Empty array of QValueConstraint.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	check(QValue value) Check if the specified value matches this constraint.
String	getString() For constraints that are not namespace prefix mapping sensitive this method returns the same defined in PropertyDefinition.getValueConstraints().

Field Detail

EMPTY_ARRAY

static final QValueConstraint[] EMPTY_ARRAY

Empty array of QValueConstraint.

Method Detail

check

void check(QValue value)
           throws javax.jcr.nodetype.ConstraintViolationException,
                  javax.jcr.RepositoryException

Check if the specified value matches this constraint.

Parameters:

value - The value to be tested.

Throws:

javax.jcr.nodetype.ConstraintViolationException - If the specified value is null or does not matches the constraint.

javax.jcr.RepositoryException - If another error occurs.

getString

String getString()

For constraints that are not namespace prefix mapping sensitive this method returns the same defined in PropertyDefinition.getValueConstraints().

Those that are namespace prefix mapping sensitive (e.g. NameConstraint, PathConstraint and ReferenceConstraint) return an internal string.

Returns:

the internal definition String