Thanks, Brad. I will check out your work, but at this time I'm not
looking for a new framework to implement. I'm just starting out, so I
would like to get a "standard" method developed, even if it is a little
deficient.
Quinn
Brad Cox wrote:
>
> This is exhaustively dealt with at http://virtualschool.edu/wap.
> In particular see the sections titled "Beans are not mode of strings"
> (or any generic java type). Beans should be made of application-specic
> field types that encapsulate their own custom validation rules. This
> is a third and better alternative to those consider below.
>
> On Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at 11:41 AM, Quinn Stone wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I am trying to decide the best way to implement data validation in my
> > beans:
> >
> > 1. Add a boolean validate() method that checks the bean's properties,
> > populating a message Vector that can be retrieved later.
> > 2. Throw a custom ValidationException in the setters.
> >
> > Number 1 is clean, but lets bad data into the bean, and requires the
> > developer to know the sequence of calls.
> >
> > Number 2 puts a hard shell on the bean, but is a little cumbersome
> > because of the try/catch around calls to the setters.
> >
> > Opinions?
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