validator/field_level.go

package validator

import "reflect"

// FieldLevel contains all the information and helper functions
// to validate a field
type FieldLevel interface {

	// returns the top level struct, if any
	Top() reflect.Value

	// returns the current fields parent struct, if any or
	// the comparison value if called 'VarWithValue'
	Parent() reflect.Value

	// returns current field for validation
	Field() reflect.Value

	// returns param for validation against current field
	Param() string

	// ExtractType gets the actual underlying type of field value.
	// It will dive into pointers, customTypes and return you the
	// underlying value and it's kind.
	ExtractType(field reflect.Value) (value reflect.Value, kind reflect.Kind, nullable bool)

	// traverses the parent struct to retrieve a specific field denoted by the provided namespace
	// in the param and returns the field, field kind and whether is was successful in retrieving
	// the field at all.
	//
	// NOTE: when not successful ok will be false, this can happen when a nested struct is nil and so the field
	// could not be retrieved because it didn't exist.
	GetStructFieldOK() (reflect.Value, reflect.Kind, bool)
}

var _ FieldLevel = new(validate)

// Field returns current field for validation
func (v *validate) Field() reflect.Value {
	return v.flField
}

// Param returns param for validation against current field
func (v *validate) Param() string {
	return v.flParam
}

// GetStructFieldOK returns Param returns param for validation against current field
func (v *validate) GetStructFieldOK() (reflect.Value, reflect.Kind, bool) {
	return v.getStructFieldOKInternal(v.slflParent, v.flParam)
}