org.hibernate.validator.constraints
Annotation Type URL

@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy=URLValidator.class)
@Target(value={METHOD,FIELD,ANNOTATION_TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,PARAMETER})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Pattern(regexp="")
public @interface URL

Validate that the string is a valid URL.

Author:

Hardy Ferentschik

Optional Element Summary

javax.validation.constraints.Pattern.Flag[]	flags
java.lang.Class<?>[]	groups
java.lang.String	host
java.lang.String	message
java.lang.Class<? extends javax.validation.Payload>[]	payload
int	port
java.lang.String	protocol
java.lang.String	regexp

message

public abstract java.lang.String message

Default:

"{org.hibernate.validator.constraints.URL.message}"

groups

public abstract java.lang.Class<?>[] groups

Default:

{}

payload

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends javax.validation.Payload>[] payload

Default:

{}

protocol

public abstract java.lang.String protocol

Returns:

the protocol (scheme) the annotated string must match, eg ftp or http. Per default any protocol is allowed

Default:

""

host

public abstract java.lang.String host

Returns:

the host the annotated string must match, eg localhost. Per default any host is allowed

Default:

""

port

public abstract int port

Returns:

the port the annotated string must match, eg 80. Per default any port is allowed

Default:

-1

regexp

public abstract java.lang.String regexp

Returns:

a regular expression the annotated must match. The default is any string ('.*')

Default:

".*"

flags

public abstract javax.validation.constraints.Pattern.Flag[] flags

Returns:

used in combination with regexp() in order to specify a regular expression option

Default:

{}