org.jreform
Interface Group

All Superinterfaces:

HttpServletRequestValidator, InputCollection

All Known Implementing Classes:

GroupImpl

public interface Group
extends InputCollection

A group of inputs within a form.

Author:

armandino (at) gmail.com

Method Summary

String	getName() Returns the name of this group.
boolean	isEmpty() Checks if this group has input data.
boolean	isRequired() If required all inputs must satisfy imposed criteria for the group to be valid.
boolean	isValid() Checks whether this group is valid.
void	setRequired(boolean isRequired) Set whether this group is required.

Methods inherited from interface org.jreform.InputCollection

checkbox, getCheckbox, getInput, getInputValue, getMultiCheckbox, getMultiInputValue, getMultiSelect, getRadio, getSelect, input, multiCheckbox, multiSelect, radio, select

Methods inherited from interface org.jreform.HttpServletRequestValidator

getErrors, validate

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this group.

isRequired

boolean isRequired()

If required all inputs must satisfy imposed criteria for the group to be valid. If optional either all inputs must be null OR all inputs must satisfy their criteria for the group to be valid.

setRequired

void setRequired(boolean isRequired)

Set whether this group is required.

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

Checks if this group has input data.

Returns:

true if all inputs that belong to this group are blank, false otherwise.

isValid

boolean isValid()

Checks whether this group is valid.