Package org.apache.wiki.ui

Class InputValidator

java.lang.Object
org.apache.wiki.ui.InputValidator
public final class InputValidator extends Object
Provides basic validation services for HTTP parameters. Three standard validators are provided: email address, identifier and standard input. Standard input validator will reject any HTML-like input, and any of a number of special characters. ID validator rejects HTML and quoted strings, and a couple of special characters.
Since:
2.3.54

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    EMAIL
    Input validator for e-mail addresses.
    static final int
    ID
     
    static final int
    STANDARD
    Standard input validator.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    InputValidator(String form, Context context)
    Constructs a new input validator for a specific form and wiki session.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static boolean
    isBlank(String input)
    Returns true if a supplied string is null or blank
    boolean
    validate(String input, String label, int type)
    Validates a string against a particular pattern type: e-mail address, standard HTML input, etc.
    boolean
    validateNotNull(String input, String label)
    Validates a string against the STANDARD validator and additionally checks that the value is not null or blank.
    boolean
    validateNotNull(String input, String label, int type)
    Validates a string against a particular pattern type and additionally checks that the value is not null or blank.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • InputValidator

      public InputValidator(String form, Context context)
      Constructs a new input validator for a specific form and wiki session. When validation errors are detected, they will be added to the wiki session's messages.
      Parameters:
      form - the ID or name of the form this validator should be associated with
      context - the wiki context

  • Method Details

    • validateNotNull

      public boolean validateNotNull(String input, String label)
      Validates a string against the STANDARD validator and additionally checks that the value is not null or blank.
      Parameters:
      input - the string to validate
      label - the label for the string or field ("E-mail address")
      Returns:
      returns true if valid, false otherwise

    • validateNotNull

      public boolean validateNotNull(String input, String label, int type)
      Validates a string against a particular pattern type and additionally checks that the value is not null or blank. Delegates to validate(String, String, int).
      Parameters:
      input - the string to validate
      label - the label for the string or field ("E-mail address")
      type - the pattern type to use (e.g., STANDARD, EMAIL.
      Returns:
      returns true if valid, false otherwise

    • validate

      public boolean validate(String input, String label, int type)
      Validates a string against a particular pattern type: e-mail address, standard HTML input, etc. Note that a blank or null string will always validate.
      Parameters:
      input - the string to validate
      label - the label for the string or field ("E-mail address")
      type - the target pattern to validate against (STANDARD, EMAIL)
      Returns:
      returns true if valid, false otherwise

    • isBlank

      public static boolean isBlank(String input)
      Returns true if a supplied string is null or blank
      Parameters:
      input - the string to check
      Returns:
      true if null or blank (zero-length); false otherwise