no.g9.client.core.validator

Class RegexpValidator

java.lang.Object

no.g9.client.core.validator.RegexpValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

FieldValidator

public class RegexpValidator
extends Object
implements FieldValidator

A validator that validates against a regexp pattern. This validator will match the String value of candidate values against a set of regular expressions. If any of them match, the candidate is valid. If we get no match, the result is negative. Example: How to configure a validator that checks if the candidate value consists of at least 6 characters. <bean id="passwordValidator" class="no.g9.client.core.validator.RegexpValidator"> <property name="patterns" value=".{6,}" /> </bean> This bean supports the following properties:

• patterns: An array of regular expression strings to validate against.

See Also:

pattern: A single pattern given as string.

failMessageNumber: Directs what message number to return on validation fail.

failMessageArgs: An array that specifies fail message arguments

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RegexpValidator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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	setPattern(String pattern) Sets a single pattern to validate against.
void	setPatterns(String[] patterns) Sets patterns to validate against.
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

RegexpValidator

public RegexpValidator()

Method Detail

setPatterns

public void setPatterns(String[] patterns)

Sets patterns to validate against.

Parameters:

patterns - The regexp patterns to validate against

setPattern

public void setPattern(String pattern)

Sets a single pattern to validate against.

Parameters:

pattern - The regexp pattern to validate against

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