org.openestate.is24.restapi.utils.validator

Class RegexValidator

java.lang.Object

org.openestate.is24.restapi.utils.validator.RegexValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class RegexValidator
extends Object
implements Serializable

Regular Expression validation (using JDK 1.4+ regex support).

Construct the validator either for a single regular expression or a set (array) of regular expressions. By default validation is case sensitive but constructors are provided to allow case in-sensitive validation. For example to create a validator which does case in-sensitive validation for a set of regular expressions:

         String[] regexs = new String[] {...};
         RegexValidator validator = new RegexValidator(regexs, false);
 

• Validate true or false:
• boolean valid = validator.isValid(value);
• Validate returning an aggregated String of the matched groups:
• String result = validator.validate(value);
• Validate returning the matched groups:
• String[] result = validator.match(value);

Cached instances pre-compile and re-use Pattern(s) - which according to the Pattern API are safe to use in a multi-threaded environment.

Since:

Validator 1.4

Version:

$Revision: 1227719 $ $Date: 2012-01-05 18:45:51 +0100 (Thu, 05 Jan 2012) $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RegexValidator(String regex) Construct a case sensitive validator for a single regular expression.
RegexValidator(String[] regexs) Construct a case sensitive validator that matches any one of the set of regular expressions.
RegexValidator(String[] regexs, boolean caseSensitive) Construct a validator that matches any one of the set of regular expressions with the specified case sensitivity.
RegexValidator(String regex, boolean caseSensitive) Construct a validator for a single regular expression with the specified case sensitivity.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isValid(String value) Validate a value against the set of regular expressions.
String[]	match(String value) Validate a value against the set of regular expressions returning the array of matched groups.
String	toString() Provide a String representation of this validator.
String	validate(String value) Validate a value against the set of regular expressions returning a String value of the aggregated groups.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RegexValidator

public RegexValidator(String regex)

Construct a case sensitive validator for a single regular expression.

Parameters:

regex - The regular expression this validator will validate against

RegexValidator

public RegexValidator(String regex,
              boolean caseSensitive)

Construct a validator for a single regular expression with the specified case sensitivity.

Parameters:

regex - The regular expression this validator will validate against

caseSensitive - when true matching is case sensitive, otherwise matching is case in-sensitive

RegexValidator

public RegexValidator(String[] regexs)

Construct a case sensitive validator that matches any one of the set of regular expressions.

Parameters:

regexs - The set of regular expressions this validator will validate against

RegexValidator

public RegexValidator(String[] regexs,
              boolean caseSensitive)

Construct a validator that matches any one of the set of regular expressions with the specified case sensitivity.

Parameters:

regexs - The set of regular expressions this validator will validate against

caseSensitive - when true matching is case sensitive, otherwise matching is case in-sensitive

Method Detail

isValid

public boolean isValid(String value)

Validate a value against the set of regular expressions.

Parameters:

value - The value to validate.

Returns:

true if the value is valid otherwise false.

match

public String[] match(String value)

Validate a value against the set of regular expressions returning the array of matched groups.

Parameters:

value - The value to validate.

Returns:

String array of the groups matched if valid or null if invalid

validate

public String validate(String value)

Validate a value against the set of regular expressions returning a String value of the aggregated groups.

Parameters:

value - The value to validate.

Returns:

Aggregated String value comprised of the groups matched if valid or null if invalid

toString

public String toString()

Provide a String representation of this validator.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A String representation of this validator