Class URLValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:
FieldValidator, ShortCircuitableValidator, Validator

public class URLValidator extends FieldValidatorSupport
URLValidator checks that a given field is a String and a valid URL
 <validators>
      <!-- Plain Validator Syntax -->
      <validator type="url">
          <param name="fieldName">myHomePage</param>
          <message>Invalid homepage url</message>
      </validator>

      <!-- Field Validator Syntax -->
      <field name="myHomepage">
          <field-validator type="url">
              <message>Invalid homepage url</message>
          </field-validator>
      </field>
 </validators>
 
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • URLValidator

      public URLValidator()
  • Method Details

    • validate

      public void validate(Object object) throws ValidationException
      Description copied from interface: Validator
      The validation implementation must guarantee that setValidatorContext will be called with a non-null ValidatorContext before validate is called.
      Parameters:
      object - the object to be validated.
      Throws:
      ValidationException - is thrown if there is validation error(s).
    • validateValue

      protected void validateValue(Object object, Object value)
    • getUrlPattern

      protected Pattern getUrlPattern()
    • getUrlRegex

      public String getUrlRegex()
      This is used to support client-side validation, it's based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/161738/what-is-the-best-regular-expression-to-check-if-a-string-is-a-valid-url
      Returns:
      regex to validate URLs
    • setUrlRegex

      public void setUrlRegex(String urlRegex)
    • setUrlRegexExpression

      public void setUrlRegexExpression(String urlRegexExpression)