org.apache.commons.validator
Class GenericTypeValidator

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class GenericTypeValidator

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class contains basic methods for performing validations that return the correctly typed class based on the validation performed.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

GenericTypeValidator()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Byte	formatByte(java.lang.String value) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a byte primitive.
static java.lang.Byte	formatByte(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a byte primitive.
static java.lang.Long	formatCreditCard(java.lang.String value) Checks if the field is a valid credit card number.
static java.util.Date	formatDate(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the field is a valid date.
static java.util.Date	formatDate(java.lang.String value, java.lang.String datePattern, boolean strict) Checks if the field is a valid date.
static java.lang.Double	formatDouble(java.lang.String value) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a double primitive.
static java.lang.Double	formatDouble(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a double primitive.
static java.lang.Float	formatFloat(java.lang.String value) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a float primitive.
static java.lang.Float	formatFloat(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a float primitive.
static java.lang.Integer	formatInt(java.lang.String value) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a int primitive.
static java.lang.Integer	formatInt(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the value can safely be converted to an int primitive.
static java.lang.Long	formatLong(java.lang.String value) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a long primitive.
static java.lang.Long	formatLong(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a long primitive.
static java.lang.Short	formatShort(java.lang.String value) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a short primitive.
static java.lang.Short	formatShort(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Checks if the value can safely be converted to a short primitive.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericTypeValidator

public GenericTypeValidator()

Method Detail

formatByte

public static java.lang.Byte formatByte(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a byte primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Byte value.

formatByte

public static java.lang.Byte formatByte(java.lang.String value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a byte primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The locale to use to parse the number (system default if null)

Returns:

the converted Byte value.

formatShort

public static java.lang.Short formatShort(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a short primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Short value.

formatShort

public static java.lang.Short formatShort(java.lang.String value,
                                          java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a short primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The locale to use to parse the number (system default if null)vv

Returns:

the converted Short value.

formatInt

public static java.lang.Integer formatInt(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a int primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Integer value.

formatInt

public static java.lang.Integer formatInt(java.lang.String value,
                                          java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to an int primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The locale to use to parse the number (system default if null)

Returns:

the converted Integer value.

formatLong

public static java.lang.Long formatLong(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a long primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Long value.

formatLong

public static java.lang.Long formatLong(java.lang.String value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a long primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The locale to use to parse the number (system default if null)

Returns:

the converted Long value.

formatFloat

public static java.lang.Float formatFloat(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a float primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Float value.

formatFloat

public static java.lang.Float formatFloat(java.lang.String value,
                                          java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a float primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The locale to use to parse the number (system default if null)

Returns:

the converted Float value.

formatDouble

public static java.lang.Double formatDouble(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a double primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Double value.

formatDouble

public static java.lang.Double formatDouble(java.lang.String value,
                                            java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the value can safely be converted to a double primitive.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The locale to use to parse the number (system default if null)

Returns:

the converted Double value.

formatDate

public static java.util.Date formatDate(java.lang.String value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Checks if the field is a valid date. The Locale is used with java.text.DateFormat. The setLenient method is set to false for all.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

locale - The Locale to use to parse the date (system default if null)

Returns:

the converted Date value.

formatDate

public static java.util.Date formatDate(java.lang.String value,
                                        java.lang.String datePattern,
                                        boolean strict)

Checks if the field is a valid date. The pattern is used with java.text.SimpleDateFormat . If strict is true, then the length will be checked so '2/12/1999' will not pass validation with the format 'MM/dd/yyyy' because the month isn't two digits. The setLenient method is set to false for all.

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

datePattern - The pattern passed to SimpleDateFormat.

strict - Whether or not to have an exact match of the datePattern.

Returns:

the converted Date value.

formatCreditCard

public static java.lang.Long formatCreditCard(java.lang.String value)

Checks if the field is a valid credit card number.

Reference Sean M. Burke's script .

Parameters:

value - The value validation is being performed on.

Returns:

the converted Credit Card number.