Package org.aavso.tools.vstar.data.validation

Class RegexValidator

java.lang.Object

org.aavso.tools.vstar.data.validation.AbstractStringValidator<String[]>

org.aavso.tools.vstar.data.validation.RegexValidator

public class RegexValidator
extends AbstractStringValidator<String[]>

This class validates strings using regular expressions.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.aavso.tools.vstar.data.validation.AbstractStringValidator

kind

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RegexValidator(String patternStr, String kind)	Constructor
RegexValidator(String patternStr, String kind, String errorNotes)	Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String[]	validate(String str)	Validate the supplied string, throwing an exception on failure.

Methods inherited from class org.aavso.tools.vstar.data.validation.AbstractStringValidator

canBeEmpty, isLegallyEmpty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

RegexValidator

public RegexValidator(String patternStr,
 String kind,
 String errorNotes)

Constructor

Parameters:

patternStr - The regular expression string to be used for validation.

kind - The kind of entity we are validating.

errorNotes - Additional error comment to be added to validation failure error message.

RegexValidator

public RegexValidator(String patternStr,
 String kind)

Constructor

Parameters:

patternStr - The regular expression string to be used for validation.

kind - The kind of entity we are validating.

Method Details

validate

public String[] validate(String str)
                  throws ObservationValidationError

Description copied from class: AbstractStringValidator

Validate the supplied string, throwing an exception on failure.

Specified by:

validate in class AbstractStringValidator<String[]>

Parameters:

str - The string to be validated.

Throws:

ObservationValidationError - , ObservationValidationWarning

See Also:

• org.aavso.tools.vstar.util.validation.StringValidatorBase#validate(java.lang.String)