univocity-parsers 2.9.1 · com.univocity.parsers.annotations.Validate

Performs basic validations against the String representation of the value found in the annotated field. A validation failure will generate a com.univocity.parsers.common.DataValidationException. By default, nulls and blanks are not allowed.

Commonly used for java beans processed using BeanProcessor and/or BeanWriterProcessor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public boolean	Returns: `true` true if blanks are allowed, `false` otherwise allowBlanks() Indicates whether this field can be blank (i.e. contain 0 or more whitespaces, where a whitespace is any character `<= ' '`
public String	Returns: the regular expression that determines an expected format for the given value matches() Ensures that the value of this field matches a given regular expression.
public String[]	Returns: the sequence of disallowed values noneOf() Ensures that the value of this field does is not an unwanted value.
public boolean	Returns: `true` true if nulls are allowed, `false` otherwise nullable() Indicates whether this field can be `null`
public String[]	Returns: the sequence of allowed values oneOf() Ensures that the value of this field is one of a given set of alternatives
public Class<? extends Validator<T>>[]	Returns: custom classes to be used to validate any value associated with this field. validators() User provided implementations of `Validator` which will be executed in sequence after the validations specified in this annotation execute.

Inherited from java.lang.annotation.Annotation:: annotationType equals hashCode toString

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public boolean allowBlanks() Indicates whether this field can be blank (i.e. contain 0 or more whitespaces, where a whitespace is any character `<= ' '` Returns:boolean `true` true if blanks are allowed, `false` otherwise

public boolean allowBlanks()

Indicates whether this field can be blank (i.e. contain 0 or more whitespaces, where a whitespace is any character <= ' '

Returns:boolean: true true if blanks are allowed, false otherwise

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public String matches() Ensures that the value of this field matches a given regular expression. Returns:String the regular expression that determines an expected format for the given value

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public String matches()

Ensures that the value of this field matches a given regular expression.

Returns:String: the regular expression that determines an expected format for the given value

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public String[] noneOf() Ensures that the value of this field does is not an unwanted value. Returns:String[] the sequence of disallowed values

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public String[] noneOf()

Ensures that the value of this field does is not an unwanted value.

Returns:String[]: the sequence of disallowed values

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public boolean nullable() Indicates whether this field can be `null` Returns:boolean `true` true if nulls are allowed, `false` otherwise

public boolean nullable()

Indicates whether this field can be null

Returns:boolean: true true if nulls are allowed, false otherwise

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public String[] oneOf() Ensures that the value of this field is one of a given set of alternatives Returns:String[] the sequence of allowed values

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public String[] oneOf()

Ensures that the value of this field is one of a given set of alternatives

Returns:String[]: the sequence of allowed values

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public Class<? extends Validator<T>>[] validators() User provided implementations of `Validator` which will be executed in sequence after the validations specified in this annotation execute. Returns:Class<? extends Validator<T>>[] custom classes to be used to validate any value associated with this field.

public Class<? extends Validator<T>>[] validators()

User provided implementations of Validator which will be executed in sequence after the validations specified in this annotation execute.

Returns:Class<? extends Validator<T>>[]: custom classes to be used to validate any value associated with this field.

public @Interface Validate

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