javax.portlet
Interface PreferencesValidator


public interface PreferencesValidator

The PreferencesValidator allows to validate the set of preferences of the associated portlet just before they are stored in the persistent store.

The portlet container invokes the validate method as part of the invocation of the store method of the PortletPreferences.


Method Summary
 void validate(PortletPreferences preferences)
          If the preferences values are successfully validated the call to this method must finish gracefully.
 

Method Detail

validate

void validate(PortletPreferences preferences)
              throws ValidatorException
If the preferences values are successfully validated the call to this method must finish gracefully. Otherwise it must throw a ValidatorException.

Parameters:
preferences - preferences to validate
Throws:
ValidatorException - if the given preferences contains invalid settings