no.g9.client.core.validator

Class DateValidator

java.lang.Object

no.g9.client.core.validator.DateValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

FieldValidator

public class DateValidator
extends Object
implements FieldValidator

A configurable date field validator. This class uses a java.text.SimpleDateFormat to validate fields. Refer to the documentation of that class to see how patters are defined. Example of usage: <bean id="dateValidator" class="no.g9.client.core.validator.DateValidator"> <property name="datePattern" value="yyyy.MM.dd" /> </bean> This bean supports the following properties: <li> datePattern: Pattern to validate against. @see java.text.SimpleDateFormat <li> setLenient: Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be lenient <li> failMessageNumber: Directs what message number to return on validation fail. <li> failMessageArgs: An array that specifies fail message arguments

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateValidator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	setDatePattern(String pattern) Sets the pattern to match against
void	setFailMessageArgs(Object[] messageArgs) Sets message text to return on failed validations.
void	setFailMessageNumber(String messageID) Sets message number to return on failed validations.
void	setLenient(boolean lenient)
ValidationResult	validate(Object value, ValidateContext context) Validates a candidate value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateValidator

public DateValidator()

Method Detail

setDatePattern

public void setDatePattern(String pattern)

Sets the pattern to match against

Parameters:

pattern - The date pattern to validate against

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

setLenient

public void setLenient(boolean lenient)

Parameters:

lenient - the lenient to set

setFailMessageNumber

public void setFailMessageNumber(String messageID)

Sets message number to return on failed validations.

Parameters:

messageID - The message number to return on failed validations

setFailMessageArgs

public void setFailMessageArgs(Object[] messageArgs)

Sets message text to return on failed validations.

Parameters:

messageArgs - The message text to return on failed validations

validate

public ValidationResult validate(Object value,
                                 ValidateContext context)

Description copied from interface: FieldValidator

Validates a candidate value. Note: The input value may very well be null. Null should in most (all) cases be treated as a valid value.

Specified by:

validate in interface FieldValidator

Parameters:

value - The candidate value to validate

context - Validation context

Returns:

Result of the validation