Package com.aquima.interactions.metamodel.impl

Class NameValidator

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.metamodel.impl.NameValidator

public final class NameValidator
extends Object

This utility class validates if a name is valid to be used as identifier for an attribute, entity or instance.

Since:

6.3

Author:

O. Kerpershoek

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	NameValidator.IResult	This interface defines the result of a name validation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isKeyword(String name)	This method checks if the name is a keyword.
static boolean	isValidIdentifier(String name)	This method validates if a name is a valid identifier.
static NameValidator.IResult	validateName(String name)	This method validates the name passed to the method, and returns an error code when the name is not valid.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

validateName

public static NameValidator.IResult validateName(String name)

This method validates the name passed to the method, and returns an error code when the name is not valid. The error code expected 2 parameters: The name and the type of object the name was validated for.

Parameters:

name - The name that should be validated.

Returns:

ErrorCode indicating why the name is not valid, or null when the name is valid.

isValidIdentifier

public static boolean isValidIdentifier(String name)

This method validates if a name is a valid identifier. An identifier should start with a letter, optionally followed by letters, digits, underscores or (since 8.1) at sign.

Parameters:

name - The name that should be checked.

Returns:

Boolean indicating if the name is a valid identifier.

isKeyword

public static boolean isKeyword(String name)

This method checks if the name is a keyword.

Parameters:

name - The name that should be checked.

Returns:

Boolean indicating if the name represents a keyword.