ValidationUtils.java

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 * Copyright 2014, The Sporting Exchange Limited
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package com.betfair.cougar.util;

import java.util.Map;

import com.betfair.cougar.api.Validatable;

public class ValidationUtils {
	public static void validateMandatory(Object candidate) {
		if (candidate != null) {
			if (candidate instanceof Validatable) {
				((Validatable)candidate).validateMandatory();
			} else if (candidate instanceof Iterable<?>) {
				for (Object o: (Iterable<?>)candidate) {
					validateMandatory(o);
				}
			} else if (candidate instanceof Map<?,?>) {
				for (Object o: (Iterable<?>)((Map<?,?>) candidate).values()) {
					validateMandatory(o);
				}
			}

		}
	}
}