org.apache.commons.validator

Class GenericTypeValidator

public class GenericTypeValidator extends Object implements Serializable

This class contains basic methods for performing validations that return the correctly typed class based on the validation performed.
Field Summary
static Loglog
Method Summary
static ByteformatByte(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a byte primitive.
static LongformatCreditCard(String value)

Checks if the field is a valid credit card number.

Reference Sean M.

static DateformatDate(String value, Locale locale)

Checks if the field is a valid date.

static DateformatDate(String value, String datePattern, boolean strict)

Checks if the field is a valid date.

static DoubleformatDouble(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a double primitive.
static FloatformatFloat(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a float primitive.
static IntegerformatInt(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a int primitive.
static LongformatLong(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a long primitive.
static ShortformatShort(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a short primitive.

Field Detail

log

private static Log log

Method Detail

formatByte

public static Byte formatByte(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a byte primitive.

Parameters: value The value validation is being performed on.

formatCreditCard

public static Long formatCreditCard(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.

formatDate

public static Date formatDate(String value, 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)

formatDate

public static Date formatDate(String value, 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.

formatDouble

public static Double formatDouble(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a double primitive.

Parameters: value The value validation is being performed on.

formatFloat

public static Float formatFloat(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a float primitive.

Parameters: value The value validation is being performed on.

formatInt

public static Integer formatInt(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a int primitive.

Parameters: value The value validation is being performed on.

formatLong

public static Long formatLong(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a long primitive.

Parameters: value The value validation is being performed on.

formatShort

public static Short formatShort(String value)
Checks if the value can safely be converted to a short primitive.

Parameters: value The value validation is being performed on.

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