com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations
Annotation Type RegexFieldValidator

@Target(value=METHOD)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface RegexFieldValidator

Validates a string field using a regular expression.

Annotation usage:

The annotation must be applied at method level.

Annotation parameters:

Parameter	Required	Default	Notes
message	yes		field error message
key	no		i18n key from language specific properties file.
fieldName	no
shortCircuit	no	false	If this validator should be used as shortCircuit.
type	yes	ValidatorType.FIELD	Enum value from ValidatorType. Either FIELD or SIMPLE can be used here.
expression	yes		The regex to validate the field value against.

Example code:

 
 @RegexFieldValidator( key = "regex.field", expression = "yourregexp")
 
 

Version:

$Id: RegexFieldValidator.java 1386 2007-03-13 09:46:05Z phil $

Author:

Rainer Hermanns

Required Element Summary

String	expression
String	message The default error message for this validator.

Optional Element Summary

String	fieldName The optional fieldName for SIMPLE validator types.
String	key The message key to lookup for i18n.
boolean	shortCircuit If this is activated, the validator will be used as short-circuit.
ValidatorType	type The validation type for this field/method.

Element Detail

message

public abstract String message

The default error message for this validator.

expression

public abstract String expression

key

public abstract String key

The message key to lookup for i18n.

Default:

""

fieldName

public abstract String fieldName

The optional fieldName for SIMPLE validator types.

Default:

""

shortCircuit

public abstract boolean shortCircuit

If this is activated, the validator will be used as short-circuit. Adds the short-circuit="true" attribute value if true.

Default:

false

type

public abstract ValidatorType type

The validation type for this field/method.

Default:

FIELD