RequiredCheckboxValidator.java

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package es.alvsanand.webpage.web.validators;

import java.text.MessageFormat;

import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.component.UIInput;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.validator.Validator;
import javax.faces.validator.ValidatorException;

public class RequiredCheckboxValidator implements Validator {

    public void validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value)
        throws ValidatorException
    {
        if (value.equals(Boolean.FALSE)) {
            String requiredMessage = ((UIInput) component).getRequiredMessage();

            if (requiredMessage == null) {
                Object label = component.getAttributes().get("label");
                if (label == null || (label instanceof String && ((String) label).length() == 0)) {
                    label = component.getValueExpression("label");
                }
                if (label == null) {
                    label = component.getClientId(context);
                }
                requiredMessage = MessageFormat.format(UIInput.REQUIRED_MESSAGE_ID, label);
            }

            throw new ValidatorException(
                new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, requiredMessage, requiredMessage));
        }
    }
}