com.planetalia.dynject.validation
Annotation Type IsBoolean

@Target(value={FIELD,METHOD})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface IsBoolean

Requires that the annotated element be a boolean value. If the value received is not directly a boolean, it attempts a conversion using either predefined or specified patterns.

Author:

Alexander Hristov

Optional Element Summary

java.lang.String	errorCode Error code to use if validation fails.
java.lang.String	falsePattern Pattern representing the possible values that are interpreted as "false"
java.lang.String	message Literal message to use if validation fails.
java.lang.String	messageKey Message key to use if validation fails.
boolean	notFalseMeansTrue If set to true, only the "false" pattern is checked, and if it doesn't match, the value is assumed to be true automatically regardless of whether it matches the true pattern.
boolean	notTrueMeansFalse If set to true, only the "true" pattern is checked, and if it doesn't match, the value is assumed to be false automatically regardless of whether it matches the false pattern.
java.lang.String	truePattern Pattern representing the possible values that are interpreted as "true"

truePattern

public abstract java.lang.String truePattern

Pattern representing the possible values that are interpreted as "true"

Returns:

Pattern representing the possible values that are interpreted as "true"

Default:

"(true)|(yes)|(1(\\.0+)?)"

falsePattern

public abstract java.lang.String falsePattern

Pattern representing the possible values that are interpreted as "false"

Returns:

Pattern representing the possible values that are interpreted as "false"

Default:

"(false)|(no)|(0(\\.0+)?)"

notTrueMeansFalse

public abstract boolean notTrueMeansFalse

If set to true, only the "true" pattern is checked, and if it doesn't match, the value is assumed to be false automatically regardless of whether it matches the false pattern. Note that if set to true, this annotation will never cause a validation error.

Returns:

True to omit matching the value with the "false" pattern

Default:

false

notFalseMeansTrue

public abstract boolean notFalseMeansTrue

If set to true, only the "false" pattern is checked, and if it doesn't match, the value is assumed to be true automatically regardless of whether it matches the true pattern. Note that if set to true, this annotation will never cause a validation error.

Returns:

True to omit matching the value with the "true" pattern

Default:

false

message

public abstract java.lang.String message

Literal message to use if validation fails.

Returns:

Literal message to use if validation fails.

Default:

""

errorCode

public abstract java.lang.String errorCode

Error code to use if validation fails.

Returns:

Error code to use if validation fails.

Default:

""

messageKey

public abstract java.lang.String messageKey

Message key to use if validation fails. Default is Messages.NUMERIC

Returns:

Message key to use if validation fails.

Default:

"dynject.validation.numeric"