Tags for questions related to validating data.
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What are data validation best practices? [on hold]
I want to create a data validation class in my application and the data validation class' sole purpose is to check user input before I perform calculations on the user input; what is the best way to ...
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Domain Model, validation, and pushing errors to the model
Looking into DDD and something I noticed is that business logic should be in the model, otherwise you just have property bags. That said how do you handle pieces of validation that require a trip to ...
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Do objects with validation logic in their domain really represent their real world counterparts?
I asked a question about whether validation behavior should be treated the same as other types of behavior in regard to the concept of OOP being "data + behavior". I got some good answers back that ...
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OOP: Behavior + Data, but what about 'validation' behaviors?
EDIT: Thanks for all the great answers! In reading these responses I realized that I'm approaching this from the wrong angle so I wrote a new question here.
I had this discussion with my superior ...
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Difference between patterns: Specification, Guarding, Conditions, Monads, Validation,
I'm currently trying to get my head around a few patterns (especially the ones mentioned in the title above) that are made to address different problems and are being used in different parts of the ...
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Is there a set of standards for data validation rules? [closed]
I'm trying to develop a generic data validation engine for web forms. Basically, the idea is to write a library that loads a JSON "validation schema", and then generates the appropriate server-side ...
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Should I throw guard exceptions that will be thrown by internal methods anyway?
I have some fairly simple code (C#):
/// <summary>
/// Truncates a string to a maximum length.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value"> The string to truncate. ...
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A scheme to check only one namespace in an XML document
I want to validate an XML document against some XML scheme, but ignore all elements (and probably attributes) which are not of a given namespace.
Does such a XML scheme language exist?
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Where should the “not empty field” validation code be written on a 3-layer application?
When working with the 3-layer model, where should the validation code be placed? for: not empty fields, unchecked options, null values, wrong-written dates, etc.
To keep total isolation between a ...
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Writing a simple code validator
I know that programming languages can be defined in EBNF which can be converted into regular expressions. Right now I am working on a very simple BASIC interpreter for a project. The code has to be ...
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Where to put format validation in a CQRS “stylish” domain model?
It feels right to put format validation inside the domain objects (VOs or entities) because it is the natural place for high cohesion and the domain knows best what every domain ...
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Property value validations on POCO entities
Sorry in advance if this question is so trivial.
The situation
There is a Customer entity whose ID is limited to two letters (A to Z) in the database.
Also, a user can enter the ID value from a ...
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Presenter accessing the value in text box using sender object
I have following method in my presenters which validates the user inputs on the UI. Basically to capture the value of the text property of the text box, it uses sender object which was passed in by ...
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UI Field validation in MVP pattern
I want to validate the details provided by the user before taking them into the processing.
My UIs have Text boxes, Combos mainly and, there are some fields that user must provide a data, in some ...
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What should a domain object's validation cover?
I'm trying to figure out how to do validation of domain objects that need external resources, such as data mappers/dao
Firstly here's my code
class User
{
const INVALID_ID = 1;
const ...
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Can I save & store a user's submission in a way that proves that the data has not been altered, and that the timestamp is accurate?
There are many situations where the validity of the timestamp attached to a certain post (submission of information) might be invaluable for the post owner's legal usage. I'm not looking for a service ...
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Managing client-side and server-side validations in one place
I'm 100% on board with the case that one should definitely use both client-side and server-side data validations.
However, in the frameworks and environments I've worked in, the approaches I've seen ...
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WPF Control Lifeycle and Navigating through Containers to set Focus
I wanted to understand a control's lifecycle in WPF. Let me explain my scenario:
I have a complex screen containing various container controls hosting forms. Let's say my screen has 3 Accordion ...
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Allowing enum to express a valid combination of values
Suppose in a manufacturing environment, there are certain stock materials available for use in a product. For example, there are only a few different sizes of copper tube, each having a specific ...
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Model Driven Design with Bean Validation
If I have a rich domain library that gets included into a Java web application, but I want to achieve a level of dependency isolation with that domain library such that it is possible to build and ...
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Is input validation necessary?
This is a very naive question about input validation in general.
I'm a MATLAB user (1.5 years old) and I learned about input validation techniques such as "parse" and "validatestring". In fact, ...
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DataSet Validation vs. ASP.NET MVC Validation
I have a general question on where to put validation.
I have an asp.net mvc that gets/sets data from/to a DataSet. Currently, the fields in the form are validated by the form itself (e.g. for ...
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Best way of validating Class properties
Background:
I have a CSV file, which I need to ready and validate each element in each row and create a collection of a class, having valid data.
i.e
CSV File looks like:
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How to prevent re-checking already-checked data?
I have a class with a validId($id) method that is called by the constructor and by public function load($id). The method queries the database to see if the id exists and returns true/false.
The ...
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How can I write complex validation and business logic that can be reused in both direct data model changes and pending dialog changes?
I was hoping for some advice:
I need to design a software solution for a medium-sized java / Swing application.
The application will have about 200 use cases requiring complex data validation and ...
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Setter Validation can affect performance?
In a scenario where you use an ORM to map your entities to the DB and you have setter validations (nullable, date lower than today validation, etc), every time the ORM gets a result, it will pass into ...
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Validation and data persistence in a domain model
My (first and current) workplace (a .NET shop) suffers from an over-abundance of anemic domain models, to the extent that I don't really know how validation and data persistence should be handled in a ...
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Where to validate domain model rules that depend on database content?
I'm working on a system that allows Administrators to define Forms that contain Fields. The defined Forms are then used to enter data to the system. Sometimes the Forms are filled by a human via a ...
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Should user input of a contact form be validated?
On software company websites I visit the first time, I often open the "Contact us" page and try to submit the contact form with all fields empty. I am just curios if they validate the user input.
If ...
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Duck typing, data validation and assertive programming in Python
About duck typing:
Duck typing is aided by habitually not testing for the type of arguments in method and function bodies, relying on documentation, clear code and testing to ensure correct use.
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If the model is validating the data, shouldn't it throw exceptions on bad input?
Reading this SO question it seems that throwing exceptions for validating user input is frowned upon.
But who should validate this data? In my applications, all validations are done in the business ...
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Strengthening code with possibly useless exception handling
Is it a good practice to implement useless exception handling, just in case another part of the code is not coded correctly?
Basic example
A simple one, so I don't loose everybody :).
Let's say I'm ...
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Best Practice for Argument Checking
Say I have a web service with a method MyWebServiceMethod(string passedValue).
The web service calls a method MyServiceMethod(string passedValue) where the value from the web service is passed along.
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Complex Mutual Exclusion Validation Logic
I need to validate some form inputs in complex way. E.g.
<select id="options" multiple="multiple">
<option>A</option>
<option>B</option>
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Approach to use for user email address change in application?
As the title says, if the user wants change their email address in the application, in terms of programming, what approach (process) to use? Where do you store the new email address until the user ...
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Why validate XML?
I am looking for an explanation on just why XML needs to be validated. I have been testing DTD's and Schema's for the past month and recently tried to find out why I am doing this. I know it makes the ...
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Form validation and file structure
I have a form (lets say a registration form) and onsubmit, it calls a function to validate as follows:
$.ajax({
url : "/ajax/validate.php",
type : "POST",
data : ...
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What is the best practice for method parameter validation in a library? [closed]
I develop a game library in javascript, containing many classes. I hesitate on the behavior that I should follow concerning method parameter validation:
Should I check the validity of parameters ...
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Design strategies for storing and validating serial numbers
We are writing software to track Foo Widgets. Each Foo Widget has a serial number. The serial number is an 32-character alphanumeric string. The string is separated into five sets. Each set is ...
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How do you track third party services SSL certificates?
Recently Windows Azure Storage SSL certificate unexpectedly expired and since a lot of dependent services defaulted to "refuse to connect to a site with expired SSL certificate" that became a serious ...
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Validation of the input parameter in caller: code duplication?
Where is the best place to validate input parameters of function: in caller or in function itself?
As I would like to improve my coding style, I try to find the best practices or some rules for this ...
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What is a practical level of abstraction in a web application? [closed]
(Originally asked on StackOverflow - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14896121/what-is-a-practical-level-of-abstraction-in-a-web-application)
I still consider myself a newcomer to OO programming, ...
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How is the Trial Period for Softwares generally implemented?
I was always under the assumption that trial softwares write a registry value of the installation date and then the software makes a comparison of the current date of the system with the remaining ...
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When should pointers be checked for NULL in C?
Summary:
Should a function in C always check to make sure it is not dereferencing a NULL pointer? If not when is it appropriate to skip these checks?
Details:
I've been reading some books about ...
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MVC Pattern - How to get errors from the model to the controller?
Say I have a typical MVC setup. The controller passes on some input to the model, and asks it to do something with it. But the validation of the data fails, or there is some other problem. What's the ...
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Validating Objects With XSDs: Is Re-Serializing Redundant or Negligible?
Context:
I've got a web service that deals with request / response objects. There are strict, externally-defined schemas constraining both the structure and the content of both requests and ...
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Better to use error monad with validation in your monadic functions, or implement your own monad with validation directly in your bind?
I'm wondering what's better design wise for usability/maintainability, and what's better as far as fitting with the community.
Given the data model:
type Name = String
data Amount = Out | Some | ...
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Class structure/pattern for validating several different Excel templates?
I'm trying to validate the contents of Excel sheets that follow several different templates. For each one, there are three possible validation actions for various cells:
Regex (e.g. "XYZ-123" fails ...
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Name for sanitizing at the right time?
Recently we had an issue on our site where someone attempted SQL injection via a cookie (we'll call it lastID). NOC was in a frenzy and angry about how the cookie as an attack vector could be ...
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Referential integrity in a database where tuples are not physically deleted
Many modern Relational Database Management Systems automatically support referential integrity, i.e. when you try to delete a tuple which has a reference (in the form of foreign key, for example), the ...
