org.bukkit.conversations

Class ValidatingPrompt

java.lang.Object

org.bukkit.conversations.ValidatingPrompt

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Prompt

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanPrompt, FixedSetPrompt, NumericPrompt, PlayerNamePrompt, RegexPrompt

public abstract class ValidatingPrompt
extends Object
implements Prompt

ValidatingPrompt is the base class for any prompt that requires validation. ValidatingPrompt will keep replaying the prompt text until the user enters a valid response.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.bukkit.conversations.Prompt

END_OF_CONVERSATION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidatingPrompt()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Prompt	acceptInput(ConversationContext context, String input) Accepts and processes input from the user and validates it.
boolean	blocksForInput(ConversationContext context) Ensures that the prompt waits for the user to provide input.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.bukkit.conversations.Prompt

getPromptText

Constructor Detail

ValidatingPrompt

public ValidatingPrompt()

Method Detail

acceptInput

public Prompt acceptInput(ConversationContext context,
                          String input)

Accepts and processes input from the user and validates it. If validation fails, this prompt is returned for re-execution, otherwise the next Prompt in the prompt graph is returned.

Specified by:

acceptInput in interface Prompt

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

input - The input text from the user.

Returns:

This prompt or the next Prompt in the prompt graph.

blocksForInput

public boolean blocksForInput(ConversationContext context)

Ensures that the prompt waits for the user to provide input.

Specified by:

blocksForInput in interface Prompt

Parameters:

context - Context information about the conversation.

Returns:

True.