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1   /***
2    * Copyright (C) 2006 Philipp Mpalampanis
3    *
4    * License: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
5    *
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28  
29  package net.sf.echobinding.validation;
30  
31  import java.util.regex.Pattern;
32  
33  
34  /***
35   * A validator the uses a regular expression to validate user input. 
36   *
37   */
38  public class RegexValidator implements Validator {
39  
40  	private Pattern _pattern;
41  	private String _regex;
42  	
43  	/***
44  	 * Constructs the regular expression validator.
45  	 * 
46  	 * @param regex - the regular expression to use
47  	 */
48  	public RegexValidator(String regex) {
49  		_pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
50  		_regex = regex;
51  	}
52  
53  	/***
54  	 * Checks if the input string matches the regular expression.
55  	 * 
56  	 * @param input - the user input
57  	 */
58  	public ValidationReport validate(Object bean, Object input) {
59  		if(input == null)
60  			return new ValidationReport(true, null);
61  		
62  		boolean matches = _pattern.matcher(input.toString()).matches();
63  		
64  		String message = null;
65  		if(!matches)
66  			message = "input must match pattern '"+_regex+"'";
67  			
68  		return new ValidationReport(matches, message);
69  	}
70  
71  }