Package ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl

Class RegexPrimitiveRule

java.lang.Object

ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl.RuleSupport<String>

ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl.AbstractPrimitiveTypeRule

ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl.RegexPrimitiveRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

PrimitiveTypeRule, Rule<String>, Serializable

public class RegexPrimitiveRule
extends AbstractPrimitiveTypeRule

Deprecated.

use BuilderSupport.matches(String) instead

A PrimitiveTypeRule that validates primitive values using a regular expression.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ updated on $Date: 2007-02-19 02:24:40 $ by $Author: jamesagnew $

Author:

Bryan Tripp

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RegexPrimitiveRule(String theRegex, String theSectionReference)	Deprecated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ValidationException[]	apply(String value)	Deprecated. Empty string, null, and the HL7 explicit null (two double-quotes) are passed.
String	getDescription()	Deprecated. Returns a text description of the rule.
String	getSectionReference()	Deprecated. Returns a string indicating the section of the HL7 standard from which this rule is derived (if applicable).

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl.AbstractPrimitiveTypeRule

correct, test

Methods inherited from class ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl.RuleSupport

failed, failed, failed, failed, failedWithValue, getErrorCode, getSeverity, passed, result, result, setDescription, setErrorCode, setSectionReference, setSeverity

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

RegexPrimitiveRule

public RegexPrimitiveRule(String theRegex,
 String theSectionReference)

Deprecated.

Parameters:

theRegex - a regular expression against which to validate primitive values

theSectionReference - to be returned by getSectionReference()

Method Details

apply

public ValidationException[] apply(String value)

Deprecated.

Empty string, null, and the HL7 explicit null (two double-quotes) are passed.

Parameters:

value - object to be checked

Returns:

an (potentially empty) array of ValidationExceptions

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Rule

Returns a text description of the rule. This description may be used as a message in exceptions generated if validation against the rule fails, or in a user interface for rule configuration.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Rule<String>

Overrides:

getDescription in class RuleSupport<String>

Returns:

rule description

See Also:

• Rule.getDescription()

getSectionReference

public String getSectionReference()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Rule

Returns a string indicating the section of the HL7 standard from which this rule is derived (if applicable). Like the description, this may be used in an exception message or configuration UI.

Specified by:

getSectionReference in interface Rule<String>

Overrides:

getSectionReference in class RuleSupport<String>

Returns:

HL7 specification section reference

See Also:

• Rule.getSectionReference()