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Context

The Wizard Framework provides an IObjectValidator component for validating data entered on the General Properties pane. The following is checked:

  • The object name and ID are in the correct format. For example, values must not exceed a maximum length and must contain only specific characters.

  • No object exists with the same object ID and prefix in the selected object.

Procedure


  1. Add an IObjectValidator component usage, as follows:

    1. Right-click Used Components and select Add Used Component . The New Web Dynpro Component Usage dialog box opens.

    2. In the Name field, enter IObjectValidator .

    3. Next to the Used Web Dynpro Component field, click Browse and select IObjectValidator .

    4. Click Finish .

  2. In the IWizard window's Properties view, add the IObjectValidator component interface controller as a required controller.

    The component usage is already added.

  3. Add the following code to the IWizard window's wdDoInit() method:

    wdThis.wdGetIObjectValidatorComponentUsage().createComponent(
    WizardFWAPIInfo.OBJECT_VALIDATOR_NAME,
    WizardFWAPIInfo.OBJECT_VALIDATOR_NAMESPACE);

  4. In the doBeforeNext() method, if the current pane is the General Properties pane, validate the input by calling the isValid() method on IObjectValidator .

    Return true if the input is valid, false if the input is not valid, as follows:

    public booleandoBeforeNext( )  {
  //@@begin doBeforeNext()
  if (wdContext.currentContextElement().getPaneNumber()==1) {
      IWDComponentUsage usage = wdContext
          .currentWizardFWNodeElement().getParamsHolderComponentUsage();
      return wdThis.wdGetIObjectValidatorInterface().isValid(usage);
  }
  return true;
  //@@end
}

Results

If invalid data is entered, an error message is displayed and the wizard does not navigate to the next pane.