public class RegexConstraint

Object
RegexConstraint

Creates a validation constraint based on a regular expression

Constructors

public RegexConstraint(String regex, String errorMessage) Creates a new regex constraint

Methods

`public static` `Constraint validEmail(String errorMessage)`	Generates a valid email constraint by using a regular expression
`public static` `Constraint validEmail()`	Generates a valid email constraint by using a regular expression
`public static` `Constraint validURL(String errorMessage)`	Generates a valid URL constraint by using a regular expression
`public static` `Constraint validURL()`	Generates a valid URL constraint by using a regular expression
`public boolean isValid(Object value)`	Indicates if the given value is valid or not
`public` `String getDefaultFailMessage()`	Includes the error message for the constraint

Inherited methods

From Object

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

Constructor details

RegexConstraint

public RegexConstraint(String regex, String errorMessage)

Creates a new regex constraint

Parameters

regex String: the regular expression
errorMessage String: the default error message if the constraint fails

Method details

validEmail

public static Constraint validEmail(String errorMessage)

Generates a valid email constraint by using a regular expression

Parameters

errorMessage String: error message for the constraint

Returns

a constraint that will fail if the input isn’t a valid email

validEmail

public static Constraint validEmail()

Generates a valid email constraint by using a regular expression

Returns

a constraint that will fail if the input isn’t a valid email

validURL

public static Constraint validURL(String errorMessage)

Generates a valid URL constraint by using a regular expression

Parameters

errorMessage String: error message for the constraint

Returns

a constraint that will fail if the input isn’t a valid email

validURL

public static Constraint validURL()

Generates a valid URL constraint by using a regular expression

Returns

a constraint that will fail if the input isn’t a valid email

isValid

public boolean isValid(Object value)

Indicates if the given value is valid or not

Parameters

value Object: the value for the object

Returns

true if the value is valid and false otherwise

getDefaultFailMessage

public String getDefaultFailMessage()

Includes the error message for the constraint

Returns

the text of the error message for a constraint