net.infordata.ifw2.util

Class RegexFormatter

java.lang.Object

net.infordata.ifw2.util.RegexFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, IFormatter<java.lang.String>

public class RegexFormatter
extends java.lang.Object
implements IFormatter<java.lang.String>, java.io.Serializable

An IFormatter which uses a regular expression to parse and validate a String.
It is based on standard Pattern java class.
If Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE is specified, then the string is converted to upper case.
Its instances are immutable.

Author:

valentino.proietti

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RegexFormatter(java.util.regex.Pattern pattern)
RegexFormatter(java.util.regex.Pattern pattern, java.lang.String msg, java.lang.String bundle)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	cast(java.lang.String value)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
java.lang.String	format(java.lang.String value)
java.util.regex.Pattern	getPattern()
java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.String>	getValueType()
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	parse(java.lang.String text)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RegexFormatter

public RegexFormatter(java.util.regex.Pattern pattern)

RegexFormatter

public RegexFormatter(java.util.regex.Pattern pattern,
              java.lang.String msg,
              java.lang.String bundle)

Method Detail

getPattern

public final java.util.regex.Pattern getPattern()

cast

public java.lang.String cast(java.lang.String value)

Specified by:

cast in interface IFormatter<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

value - a not null value

Returns:

the value converted exactly to the type returned by IFormatter.getValueType() (or one of its subclasses).

getValueType

public java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.String> getValueType()

Specified by:

getValueType in interface IFormatter<java.lang.String>

Returns:

the real type of the parsed value.

format

public final java.lang.String format(java.lang.String value)

Specified by:

format in interface IFormatter<java.lang.String>

parse

public final java.lang.String parse(java.lang.String text)
                             throws java.text.ParseException

Specified by:

parse in interface IFormatter<java.lang.String>

Returns:

the parsed value, the type must be exactly the type returned by IFormatter.getValueType() (or one of its subclasses).

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - - if the text cannot be converted to an object instance.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object