PropertySchema

Schema to validate object properties

Extends: Schema

Description

The PropertySchema class allows you to create schemas to validate object properties.

Constructors

Creates a new validation rule and sets its arguments. See IValidationRule, TypeCode

public constructor(name?: string, type?: any, required?: boolean, rules?: IValidationRule[])

  • name: string - (optional) property name
  • type: any - (optional) property type
  • required: boolean - (optional) true to always require non-null values.
  • rules: IValidationRule[] - (optional) list with validation rules.

Instance methods

getName

Gets the property name.

public getName(): string

  • returns: string - property name.

getType

Gets the property type.

public getType(): any

  • returns: any - property type.

performValidation

Validates a given value against the schema and configured validation rules.

public performValidation(path: string, value: any, results: ValidationResult[]): void

  • path: string - dot notation path to the value.
  • value: any - value to be validated.
  • results: ValidationResult[] - list with validation results.

setName

Sets the property name.

public setName(value: string): void

  • value: string - new property name.

setType

Sets a new property type. The type can be defined as type, type name or TypeCode

public setType(value: any): void

  • value: string - new property type.

Examples

let schema = new ObjectSchema()
    .withProperty(new PropertySchema("id", TypeCode.String));
    
schema.validate({ id: "1", name: "ABC" });       // Result: no errors
schema.validate({ name: "ABC" });                // Result: no errors
schema.validate({ id: 1, name: "ABC" });         // Result: id type mismatch

See also