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package examples.validator;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import org.apache.commons.validator.Field;
import org.apache.commons.validator.GenericValidator;
import org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction;
import org.apache.commons.validator.util.ValidatorUtils;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMessages;
import org.apache.struts.validator.Resources;
/**
* A custom validator example
*
* @version $Rev: 471754 $ $Date: 2006-11-06 15:55:09 +0100 (Lun, 06 nov 2006) $
*/
public class CustomValidator {
// ------------------------------------------------------------ Constructors
/**
* Constructor for CustomValidator.
*/
public CustomValidator() {
super();
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
/**
* Example validator for comparing the equality of two fields
*
* http://struts.apache.org/userGuide/dev_validator.html
* http://www.raibledesigns.com/page/rd/20030226
*/
public static boolean validateTwoFields(
Object bean,
ValidatorAction va,
Field field,
ActionMessages errors,
HttpServletRequest request) {
String value =
ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());
String property2 = field.getVarValue("secondProperty");
String value2 = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, property2);
if (!GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(value)) {
try {
if (!value.equals(value2)) {
errors.add(
field.getKey(),
Resources.getActionMessage(request, va, field));
return false;
}
} catch (Exception e) {
errors.add(
field.getKey(),
Resources.getActionMessage(request, va, field));
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
}