Class PatternConstraint

    • Method Detail

      • validate

        public boolean validate​(Object object)
        Description copied from interface: Constraint
        Validates the given object against this constraint.

        If some object is null. Constraint should return true while validating unless the constraint deals with nullable state.

        Parameters:
        object - the object to validate
        Returns:
        true if the object was successfully validated, false otherwise
      • getPattern

        public String getPattern()
        Returns:
        The pattern used by this constraint to validate.
        Since:
        7.1
      • getErrorMessage

        public String getErrorMessage​(Object invalidValue,
                                      Locale locale)
        Description copied from interface: Constraint
        Provides an error message to display when some invalid value does not match existing entity.
        Specified by:
        getErrorMessage in interface Constraint
        Overrides:
        getErrorMessage in class AbstractConstraint
        Parameters:
        invalidValue - The invalid value that don't match any entity.
        locale - The language in which the message should be generated.
        Returns:
        A message in the specified language or