com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations

Annotation Type ExpressionValidator

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface ExpressionValidator

This non-field level validator validates a supplied regular expression.

Annotation usage:

The annotation must be applied at method level.

Annotation parameters:

Parameter	Required	Default	Notes
message	yes		field error message
key	no		i18n key from language specific properties file.
messageParams	no		Additional params to be used to customize message - will be evaluated against the Value Stack
shortCircuit	no	false	If this validator should be used as shortCircuit.
expression	yes		An OGNL expression that returns a boolean value.

Example code:

 
 @ExpressionValidator(message = "Default message", key = "i18n.key", shortCircuit = true, expression = "an OGNL expression" )
 
 

Author:

Rainer Hermanns

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	expression

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	key
String	message
String[]	messageParams
boolean	shortCircuit If this is activated, the validator will be used as short-circuit.

Element Detail

expression

public abstract String expression

Returns:

The expressions to validate. An OGNL expression that returns a boolean value.

message

public abstract String message

Returns:

The default error message for this validator. NOTE: It is required to set a message, if you are not using the message key for 18n lookup!

Default:

""

key

public abstract String key

Returns:

The message key to lookup for i18n.

Default:

""

messageParams

public abstract String[] messageParams

Returns:

Additional params to be used to customize message - will be evaluated against the Value Stack

Default:

{}

shortCircuit

public abstract boolean shortCircuit

If this is activated, the validator will be used as short-circuit. Adds the short-circuit="true" attribute value if true.

Returns:

true if validator will be used as short-circuit. Default is false.

Default:

false