zen.validation.implementations

Class Date

java.lang.Object

zen.validation.abstracts.AbstractValidation

zen.validation.implementations.Date

All Implemented Interfaces:

ILogging, IValidation

public class Date
extends AbstractValidation

Determines if the string value is a parseable date. Default Format: MM/dd/yyyy
By default, the "MM/dd/yyyy" format is used. You may specify another format to use in the validation-mappings.xml file. Nest the following tag within the <rule> tag:
<param name="format" value="format" />
Use formats that are valid for SimpleDateFormat.

Author:

DCano

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	FORMAT The format used to parse the date.

Fields inherited from interface zen.logging.interfaces.ILogging

LOG

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Date()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isValid(String value) Validates a date string to ensure it can be converted to a date.

Methods inherited from class zen.validation.abstracts.AbstractValidation

addParam, getParamNames, getParamValue, matches

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FORMAT

public static final String FORMAT

The format used to parse the date. If no format is defined in validation-mappings.xml, the default format is your locale-specific version of the two-digit month, two-digit day and four-digit year.
Defined as nested tag within the <rule> in validation-mappings.xml as <param name="format" value="format" />.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Date

public Date()

Method Detail

isValid

public boolean isValid(String value)

Validates a date string to ensure it can be converted to a date. By default, the "MM/dd/yyyy" format is used. You may specify another format to use in the validation-mappings.xml file. Nest the following tag within the <rule> tag:
<param name="format" value="format" />
Use formats that are valid for SimpleDateFormat.

Specified by:

isValid in interface IValidation

Specified by:

isValid in class AbstractValidation

Parameters:

value - String

Returns:

boolean