Class Poco::Util::Validator

File Information

Library: Util
Package: Options
Header: Poco/Util/Validator.h

Validator specifies the interface for option validators.

Option validators provide a simple way for the automatic validation of command line argument values.

Direct Base Classes: Poco::RefCountedObject

All Base Classes: Poco::RefCountedObject

Known Derived Classes: IntValidator, RegExpValidator

Member Functions: validate

Inherited Functions: duplicate, referenceCount, release

Creates the Validator.

virtual ~Validator();

Destroys the Validator.

virtual void validate(
const Option & option,
const std::string & value
) = 0;

Validates the value for the given option. Does nothing if the value is valid.

Throws an OptionException otherwise.