org.richfaces.cdk.annotations

Annotation Type JsfValidator

@Retention(value=SOURCE)
@Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface JsfValidator

This annotation defines concrete class as JSF Validator, or abstract class as the base for generated Validator implementation.

Since:

Jan 13, 2010

Author:

akolonitsky

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	id The "validator-id" element represents the identifier under which the corresponding Validator class should be registered.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String[]	attributes Defines file names for fragment of faces-config.xml that contain standard attribute definitions.
Description	description Description to include into generated faces-config and taglib.
String	generate fully qualified class name of the generated Converter implementation.
Class<?>[]	interfaces Interfaces that should be implemented in the generated class.
Tag[]	tag Tag description.

Element Detail

id

public abstract String id

The "validator-id" element represents the identifier under which the corresponding Validator class should be registered.

Returns:

generate

public abstract String generate

fully qualified class name of the generated Converter implementation. Default value means nothing to genrate from concrete class, or infer name by convention for abstract class.

Returns:

Default:

""

tag

public abstract Tag[] tag

Tag description. If generated tags require special handlers, provide separate description for every type of tag, JSP and Facelets. Otherwise, the only one tag tag description with name and type TagType.All.

Returns:

Default:

{}

description

public abstract Description description

Description to include into generated faces-config and taglib.

Returns:

Default:

@org.richfaces.cdk.annotations.Description

attributes

public abstract String[] attributes

Defines file names for fragment of faces-config.xml that contain standard attribute definitions. All names relative to the META-INF/cdk/attributes/ folder in classpath. CDK also tries to read META-INF/cdk/attributes/[classname].xml file for all component superclasses and interfaces. Therefore, it is not necessary to explicitly include definitions for Converter and any other standard JSF classes.

Returns:

Default:

{}

interfaces

public abstract Class<?>[] interfaces

Interfaces that should be implemented in the generated class. CDK processes all Attribute annotations in these interfaces

Returns:

Default:

{}