/**
* Validates the given Object
*
* @param object the Object to validate
* @param resolver the ClassDescriptorResolver to load ClassDescriptors for use during validation.
*/
public void validate(Object object, ClassDescriptorResolver resolver) throws ValidationException {
if (object == null) {
throw new ValidationException("Cannot validate a null Object.");
}
if (resolver == null) {
resolver = new ClassDescriptorResolverImpl();
}
XMLClassDescriptor classDesc = resolver.resolve(object.getClass());
// -- we cannot validate an object if ClassDescriptor is null
if (classDesc == null) return;
TypeValidator validator = classDesc.getValidator();
XMLFieldDescriptor fieldDesc = null;
try {
if (validator != null) {
if (validator instanceof ClassValidator)
((ClassValidator) validator).validate(object, resolver);
else validator.validate(object);
}
// -- default validation
else {
// -- just validate each field
FieldDescriptor[] fields = classDesc.getFields();
if (fields != null) {
for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
fieldDesc = (XMLFieldDescriptor) fields[i];
if (fieldDesc == null) continue;
FieldValidator fieldValidator = fieldDesc.getValidator();
if (fieldValidator != null) fieldValidator.validate(object, resolver);
}
}
}
} catch (ValidationException vx) {
// -- add location information
XPathLocation loc = (XPathLocation) vx.getLocation();
if (loc == null) {
loc = new XPathLocation();
vx.setLocation(loc);
if (fieldDesc != null) {
if (fieldDesc.getNodeType() == NodeType.Attribute)
loc.addAttribute(fieldDesc.getXMLName());
else loc.addChild(fieldDesc.getXMLName());
}
}
loc.addParent(classDesc.getXMLName());
throw vx;
}
} // -- validate