Class: Symbol

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Symbol

Defined in:

lib/rgfa/field_validator.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #validate_gfa_field!(datatype, fieldname = nil) ⇒ void private

  Validates the object according to the provided datatype.

Instance Method Details

#validate_gfa_field!(datatype, fieldname = nil) ⇒ void

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

This method returns an undefined value.

Validates the object according to the provided datatype

Parameters:

• datatype (RGFA::Line::FIELD_DATATYPE)
• fieldname (#to_s) (defaults to: nil) —

  Fieldname to use in the error msg

Raises:

• (RGFA::FieldParser::FormatError) —

  if the object type or content is not compatible to the provided datatype

# File 'lib/rgfa/field_validator.rb', line 77

def validate_gfa_field!(datatype, fieldname=nil)
  if datatype != :lbl and datatype != :orn and datatype != :Z
    raise RGFA::FieldParser::FormatError,
      "Wrong type (#{self.class}) for field #{fieldname}\n"+
      "Content: #{self.inspect}\n"+
      "Datatype: #{datatype}"
  end
  self.to_s.validate_gfa_field!(datatype)
end