net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base

Class ValidatorDatePast

java.lang.Object

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValidator<V>

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValueValidator<Date>

net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.ValidatorDatePast

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueValidator<Date>

public class ValidatorDatePast
extends AbstractValueValidator<Date>

This is a ValueValidator that validates that a date lies in the past.

Since:

3.1.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	CODE

Fields inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValidator

PROPERTY_MANDATORY, PROPERTY_MAXIMUM, PROPERTY_MINIMUM

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidatorDatePast() The constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
protected String	getCode() This is the default implementation to retrieve the code of this ValueValidator.
int	hashCode()
protected NlsMessage	validateNotNull(Date value) This method performs the validation in case value is NOT null.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValueValidator

validate, validateNull

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.validation.base.AbstractValidator

append, contains, createBundle, getProperty, isDynamic, isMandatory, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CODE

public static final String CODE

See Also:

getCode(), Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ValidatorDatePast

public ValidatorDatePast()

The constructor.

Method Detail

getCode

protected String getCode()

Description copied from class: AbstractValidator

This is the default implementation to retrieve the code of this ValueValidator.
ATTENTION:
This default implementation returns the classname of the actual ValueValidator implementation. This strategy is chosen for simplicity when implementing a new validator. To ensure stable codes override this method and return a string constant. This shall at least be done when the name of the class is changed.

Overrides:

getCode in class AbstractValidator<Date>

Returns:

the code.

validateNotNull

protected NlsMessage validateNotNull(Date value)

Description copied from class: AbstractValueValidator

This method performs the validation in case value is NOT null. This method contains the actual custom logic for the validation. It is therefore designed in a way that makes it most simple to implement custom validators.
ATTENTION:
For internationalization you should not directly return string literals but use NlsMessage instead.

Specified by:

validateNotNull in class AbstractValueValidator<Date>

Parameters:

value - is the value to validate.

Returns:

the failure message or null if the the given value is valid.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in class AbstractValidator<Date>

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Specified by:

equals in class AbstractValidator<Date>