net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base

Class ValidatorDatePast

java.lang.Object

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValidator<V>

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValueValidator<Date>

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.ValidatorDatePast

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueValidator<Date>

public class ValidatorDatePast
extends AbstractValueValidator<Date>

This is a ValueValidator that validates that a date lies in the past.

Since:

3.1.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidatorDatePast() The constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected NlsMessage	validateNotNull(Date value) This method performs the validation in case value is NOT null.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValueValidator

validate, validateNull

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValidator

createBundle, getCode, isDynamic, isMandatory, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValidatorDatePast

public ValidatorDatePast()

The constructor.

Method Detail

validateNotNull

protected NlsMessage validateNotNull(Date value)

This method performs the validation in case value is NOT null. This method contains the actual custom logic for the validation. It is therefore designed in a way that makes it most simple to implement custom validators.
ATTENTION:
For internationalization you should not directly return string literals but use NlsMessage instead.

Specified by:

validateNotNull in class AbstractValueValidator<Date>

Parameters:

value - is the value to validate.

Returns:

the failure message or null if the the given value is valid.