GenericValidator.java

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package us.mn.state.health.lims.common.util.validator;
 
import java.io.Serializable; 
import java.util.Locale; 
import org.apache.oro.text.perl.Perl5Util;
import org.apache.commons.validator.*;
 
/** 
 * This class contains basic methods for performing validations. 
*/ 
public class GenericValidator extends org.apache.commons.validator.GenericValidator implements Serializable { 
 
   
    
     /** 
      * <p>Checks if the field is a valid date.  The <code>Locale</code> is 
      * used with <code>java.text.DateFormat</code>.  The setLenient method 
      * is set to <code>false</code> for all.</p> 
      * 
      * @param value The value validation is being performed on. 
      * @param locale The locale to use for the date format, defaults to the default 
      * system default if null. 
     */ 
     public static boolean isDate(String value, Locale locale) { 
         return us.mn.state.health.lims.common.util.validator.DateValidator.getInstance().isValid(value, locale); 
     } 
       
     /** 
      * <p>Checks if the field is a valid date.  The pattern is used with 
      * <code>java.text.SimpleDateFormat</code>.  If strict is true, then the 
      * length will be checked so '2/12/1999' will not pass validation with 
      * the format 'MM/dd/yyyy' because the month isn't two digits. 
      * The setLenient method is set to <code>false</code> for all.</p> 
      * 
      * @param value The value validation is being performed on. 
      * @param datePattern The pattern passed to <code>SimpleDateFormat</code>. 
      * @param strict Whether or not to have an exact match of the datePattern. 
     */ 
     public static boolean isDate(String value, String datePattern, boolean strict) { 
         return us.mn.state.health.lims.common.util.validator.DateValidator.getInstance().isValid(value, datePattern, strict); 
     } 
     
 }