Package com.oorian.validation

Class ValidationMessage

java.lang.Object

com.oorian.validation.ValidationMessage

public class ValidationMessage
extends Object

A validation message with severity level.

ValidationMessage represents a single message produced during validation, such as an error, warning, or informational message. Each message has a severity level and optional field name for form-level error association.

Usage:

 // Simple error message
 ValidationMessage error = new ValidationMessage("Email is required", Severity.ERROR);

 // Field-specific message
 ValidationMessage fieldError = new ValidationMessage(
     "Password must be at least 8 characters",
     Severity.ERROR,
     "password"
 );

 // Warning message
 ValidationMessage warning = new ValidationMessage(
     "This email domain is unusual",
     Severity.WARNING
 );
 

Since:

2025

Version:

1.0

Author:

Marvin P. Warble Jr.

See Also:

• ValidationResult
• Validator

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	ValidationMessage.Severity	Severity levels for validation messages.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ValidationMessage(String text, ValidationMessage.Severity severity)	Creates a validation message with the specified text and severity.
ValidationMessage(String text, ValidationMessage.Severity severity, String fieldName)	Creates a validation message with the specified text, severity, and field name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getFieldName()	Returns the field name this message relates to, if any.
ValidationMessage.Severity	getSeverity()	Returns the severity level of this message.
String	getText()	Returns the message text.
boolean	isError()	Returns whether this message represents an error.
boolean	isInfo()	Returns whether this message is informational.
boolean	isWarning()	Returns whether this message represents a warning.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ValidationMessage

public ValidationMessage(String text,
 ValidationMessage.Severity severity)

Creates a validation message with the specified text and severity.

Parameters:

text - The message text to display

severity - The severity level of the message

ValidationMessage

public ValidationMessage(String text,
 ValidationMessage.Severity severity,
 String fieldName)

Creates a validation message with the specified text, severity, and field name.

Parameters:

text - The message text to display

severity - The severity level of the message

fieldName - The name of the field this message relates to (for form-level messages)

Method Details

getText

public String getText()

Returns the message text.

Returns:

The message text

getSeverity

public ValidationMessage.Severity getSeverity()

Returns the severity level of this message.

Returns:

The severity level

getFieldName

public String getFieldName()

Returns the field name this message relates to, if any.

Returns:

The field name, or null if this is not a field-specific message

isError

public boolean isError()

Returns whether this message represents an error.

Returns:

true if severity is ERROR

isWarning

public boolean isWarning()

Returns whether this message represents a warning.

Returns:

true if severity is WARNING

isInfo

public boolean isInfo()

Returns whether this message is informational.

Returns:

true if severity is INFO

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object