/*
 * Copyright 2006 Werner Guttmann
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package org.exolab.castor.xml.validators;

import org.exolab.castor.xml.TypeValidator;
import org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationContext;
import org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException;

/**
 * The IDREFS Validation class.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:werner DOT guttmann AT gmx DOT net">Werner Guttman</a>
 * @version $Revision: 0000 $ $Date: $
 */
public class IdRefsValidator implements TypeValidator {

  /** Our IdRefValidator. */
  private IdRefValidator _idRefValidator;

  /**
   * Creates a new IdRefsValidator with no restrictions.
   */
  public IdRefsValidator() {
    super();
    _idRefValidator = new IdRefValidator();
  }

  /**
   * Validates the given Object.
   *
   * @param object the Object to validate
   * @param context the ValidationContext
   * @throws ValidationException if the object fails validation.
   */
  public void validate(final Object object, final ValidationContext context)
      throws ValidationException {
    if (object == null) {
      String err = "The object of type IDREFS is null!";
      throw new ValidationException(err);
    }

    Object[] objects = (Object[]) object;
    for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
      _idRefValidator.validate(objects[i], context);
    }

    // validate(value, context);
  } // -- validate

}
