ValidationException.java

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package grails.validation;

import org.grails.core.exceptions.GrailsException;
import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
import org.springframework.validation.ObjectError;

/**
 * Thrown when validation fails during a .save().
 *
 * @author Jeff Brown
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class ValidationException extends GrailsException {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private Errors errors;
    private String fullMessage;

    public ValidationException(String msg, Errors e) {
        super(msg);
        errors = e;
        fullMessage = formatErrors(e, msg);
    }

    public Errors getErrors() {
        return errors;
    }

    public String getMessage() { 
        return fullMessage; 
    }
    
    public static String formatErrors(Errors errors) {
        return formatErrors(errors, null);
    }
    
    public static String formatErrors(Errors errors, String msg) {
        StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
        if(msg != null && msg.length() > 0) {
            b.append(msg).append(":\n");
        }
        for (ObjectError error : errors.getAllErrors()) {
            b.append("- ").append(error).append("\n");
        }
        return b.toString();
    }
}