RequiredFieldValidator.java

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package org.apache.struts2.validator.validators;

import org.apache.struts2.validator.ValidationException;

import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: javadoc -->
 * RequiredFieldValidator checks if the specified field is not null.
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: javadoc -->
 *
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: parameters -->
 * <ul>
 * 		<li>fieldName - field name if plain-validator syntax is used, not needed if field-validator syntax is used</li>
 * </ul>
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: parameters -->
 *
 * <pre>
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: example -->
 * 	   &lt;validators&gt;
 *
 *         &lt;!-- Plain Validator Syntax --&gt;
 *         &lt;validator type="required"&gt;
 *             &lt;param name="fieldName"&gt;username&lt;/param&gt;
 *             &lt;message&gt;username must not be null&lt;/message&gt;
 *         &lt;/validator&gt;
 *
 *
 *         &lt;!-- Field Validator Syntax --&gt;
 *         &lt;field name="username"&gt;
 *             &lt;field-validator type="required"&gt;
 *             	   &lt;message&gt;username must not be null&lt;/message&gt;
 *             &lt;/field-validator&gt;
 *         &lt;/field&gt;
 *
 *     &lt;/validators&gt;
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: example -->
 * </pre>
 *
 *
 *
 * @author rainerh
 */
public class RequiredFieldValidator extends FieldValidatorSupport {

    public void validate(Object object) throws ValidationException {
        String fieldName = getFieldName();
        Object value = this.getFieldValue(fieldName, object);

        if (value == null) {
            addFieldError(fieldName, object);
        } else if (value.getClass().isArray() && Array.getLength(value) == 0) {
            addFieldError(fieldName, object);
        } else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass()) && ((Collection) value).isEmpty()) {
            addFieldError(fieldName, object);
        }
    }
}