May be you could use "validWhen". I'm not sure if this works, may be you
could give it a try
<field property="sub1" depends="validWhen">
<var>
<var-name>test</var-name>
<var-value>((*this*==null) or ((*this*!=null) and (sub1.x!=null
)))</var-value>
</var>
</field>
On 10/18/05, Ashutosh Satyam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> > Is there a way to perform 'requiredif' validation on nested objects ?
> > I would like to check for the value of an object only if the object
> containing
> > it is not null.
> >
> > In the following example scenario:
> >
> > Class A{
> > String x;
> > String y;
> > }
> >
> > Class Obj{
> > A sub1;
> > String sub2;
> > }
> >
> > I need to validate an object of class Obj based on the rule that 'If
> sub1 is not null
> > then sub1.x should be not null, and if sub1 is null, then do not check
> for sub1.x'
> >
> The validator.xml is:
>
> > <form .... >
> > .....
> > <field property="sub1.x" depends="requiredif">
> > <var>
> > <var-name>field[0]</var-name>
> > <var-value>sub1</var-value>
> > </var>
> > <var>
> > <var-name>fieldTest[0]</var-name>
> > <var-value>NOTNULL</var-value>
> > </var>
> >
> > </field>
> > ...
> > </form>
> >
> > However, this does not seem to work, and fails when sub1 is null. It
> throws an
> > exception when trying to retrieve sub1.x value.
> >
> > Is there any way to perform such a validation ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks and Regards,
> Ashutosh
>
>
>
