com.vaadin.data.validator
Class AbstractStringValidator

java.lang.Object
  com.vaadin.data.validator.AbstractValidator<java.lang.String>
      com.vaadin.data.validator.AbstractStringValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Validator, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DoubleValidator, IntegerValidator, RegexpValidator, StringLengthValidator

public abstract class AbstractStringValidator
extends AbstractValidator<java.lang.String>

Validator base class for validating strings.

To include the value that failed validation in the exception message you can use "{0}" in the error message. This will be replaced with the failed value (converted to string using Object.toString()) or "null" if the value is null.

Since:

5.4

Author:

Vaadin Ltd.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.vaadin.data.Validator

Validator.EmptyValueException, Validator.InvalidValueException

Constructor Summary

AbstractStringValidator(java.lang.String errorMessage)
Constructs a validator for strings.

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<java.lang.String>

getType()

Methods inherited from class com.vaadin.data.validator.AbstractValidator

getErrorMessage, isValid, isValidType, isValidValue, setErrorMessage, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractStringValidator

public AbstractStringValidator(java.lang.String errorMessage)

Constructs a validator for strings.

Null and empty string values are always accepted. To reject empty values, set the field being validated as required.

Parameters:

errorMessage - the message to be included in an InvalidValueException (with "{0}" replaced by the value that failed validation).

Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.Class<java.lang.String> getType()

Specified by:

getType in class AbstractValidator<java.lang.String>