Package eu.woolplatform.utils.validation

Class Validation

java.lang.Object

eu.woolplatform.utils.validation.Validation

public class Validation
extends Object

This class can validate values with respect to certain criteria.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Validation()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static org.joda.time.LocalDate	validateDate(String dateStr)	Validates that a string is a valid date formatted as yyyy-MM-dd.
static String	validateEmail(String email)	Validates that a string is a valid email address.
static int	validateIntRange(int n, Integer min, Integer max)	Validates that an integer is in the specified range.
static long	validateLongRange(long n, Long min, Long max)	Validates that a long is in the specified range.
static Object	validateNotNull(Object obj)	Validates that an object is not null.
static String	validateStringLength(String s, int minLen, int maxLen)	Validates the length of a string.
static String	validateStringRegex(String s, String regex)	Validates the string against a regular expression.
static String	validateTimeZone(String timeZone)	Validates that a string is a valid time zone.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Validation

public Validation()

Method Detail

validateStringLength

public static String validateStringLength(String s,
                                          int minLen,
                                          int maxLen)
                                   throws ValidationException

Validates the length of a string.

Parameters:

s - the string

minLen - the minimum length (<= 0 if no minimum)

maxLen - the maximum length (&tl;= 0 if no maximum)

Returns:

the string

Throws:

ValidationException - if the string length is invalid

validateStringRegex

public static String validateStringRegex(String s,
                                         String regex)
                                  throws ValidationException

Validates the string against a regular expression.

Parameters:

s - the string

regex - the regular expression

Returns:

the string

Throws:

ValidationException - if the string does not match the regular expression

validateIntRange

public static int validateIntRange(int n,
                                   Integer min,
                                   Integer max)
                            throws ValidationException

Validates that an integer is in the specified range.

Parameters:

n - the integer

min - the minimum value (null if no minimum)

max - the maximum value (null if no maximum)

Returns:

the integer

Throws:

ValidationException - if the integer is not in the specified range

validateLongRange

public static long validateLongRange(long n,
                                     Long min,
                                     Long max)
                              throws ValidationException

Validates that a long is in the specified range.

Parameters:

n - the long

min - the minimum value (null if no minimum)

max - the maximum value (null if no maximum)

Returns:

the long

Throws:

ValidationException - if the long is not in the specified range

validateEmail

public static String validateEmail(String email)
                            throws ValidationException

Validates that a string is a valid email address.

Parameters:

email - the email address

Returns:

the email address

Throws:

ValidationException - if the email address is invalid

validateDate

public static org.joda.time.LocalDate validateDate(String dateStr)
                                            throws ValidationException

Validates that a string is a valid date formatted as yyyy-MM-dd.

Parameters:

dateStr - the date string

Returns:

the date

Throws:

ValidationException - if the date is invalid

validateTimeZone

public static String validateTimeZone(String timeZone)
                               throws ValidationException

Validates that a string is a valid time zone.

Parameters:

timeZone - the time zone

Returns:

the time zone

Throws:

ValidationException - if the time zone is invalid

validateNotNull

public static Object validateNotNull(Object obj)
                              throws ValidationException

Validates that an object is not null.

Parameters:

obj - the object

Returns:

the object

Throws:

ValidationException - if the object is null