hii plzz tell me how to create our own custom validator and custom tag .
in my
struts program i have use validation-user.xml and validation-rule.xml
but this validator are not working
the validation which are working in my program are those which are used in form class method name
public ActionErrors validate(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request)
{
if (password == null || password.trim().equals(""))
{
errors.add("password", new ActionError("error.password.required"));
}
}
like these validator are working
i want to know why my validator.xml file validation are not working
how i can make Custom Validator and Tag
plzz reply me ....i need help
validator-user.xml
<!DOCTYPE form-validation PUBLIC
"-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Commons Validator Rules Configuration 1.3.0//EN"
"http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/dtds/validator_1_3_0.dtd">
<form-validation>
<formset>
<form name="UserValidationForm">
<field property="loginid" depends="required,maxlength,minlength,mask" >
<msg name="required" key="error.loginid.required" />
<msg name="maxlength" key="error.loginid.length" />
<msg name="minlength" key="error.loginid.length" />
<msg name="mask" key="error.loginid.invalid" />
<arg name="maxlength" key="${var:minlength}" position="0" resource="false"/>
<arg name="maxlength" key="${var:maxlength}" position="1" resource="false"/>
<arg name="minlength" key="${var:minlength}" position="0" resource="false"/>
<arg name="minlength" key="${var:maxlength}" position="1" resource="false"/>
<arg key="UserValidationForm.loginid"/>
<var>
<var-name>minlength</var-name>
<var-value>3</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>maxlength</var-name>
<var-value>15</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>mask</var-name>
<var-value>^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]*$</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="password" depends="required,maxlength,minlength,mask">
<msg name="required" key="error.password.required" />
<msg name="maxlength" key="error.password.length" />
<msg name="minlength" key="error.password.length" />
<msg name="mask" key="error.password.invalid" />
<arg name="maxlength" key="${var:minlength}" position="0" resource="false"/>
<arg name="maxlength" key="${var:maxlength}" position="1" resource="false"/>
<arg name="minlength" key="${var:minlength}" position="0" resource="false"/>
<arg name="minlength" key="${var:maxlength}" position="1" resource="false"/>
<arg key="UserValidationForm.password"/>
<var>
<var-name>minlength</var-name>
<var-value>7</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>maxlength</var-name>
<var-value>20</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>mask</var-name>
<var-value>^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="retypepassword" depends="validwhen">
<msg name="validwhen" key="error.retypepassword.notmatch" />
<arg key="UserValidationForm.retypepassword"/>
<var>
<var-name>
test</var-name>
<var-value>
(password == *this*)
</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="emailaddress" depends="required,email">
<msg name="required" key="error.emailaddress.required" />
<msg name="email" key="error.emailaddress.invalid" />
<arg key="UserValidationForm.password"/>
</field>
</form>
</formset>
</form-validation>
validation entry in struts-config.xml
<message-resources parameter="com.yashdc.strutsexample.resources.ApplicationResources" key="StrutsExample"/>
<plug-in className="org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorPlugIn" >
<set-property property="pathnames"
value="/WEB-INF/validator-rules.xml, /WEB-INF/validator-user.xml"/>
</plug-in>
Form Class which contain validate method this validation are running but not the validation-user.xml
public ActionErrors validate(ActionMapping mapping,
HttpServletRequest request) {
ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
if (loginid == null || loginid.trim().equals(""))
{
errors.add("loginid", new ActionError("error.loginid.required"));
}
if (password == null || password.trim().equals(""))
{
errors.add("password", new ActionError("error.password.required"));
}
if (retypepassword == null || retypepassword.trim().equals(""))
{
errors.add("retypepassword", new ActionError("error.retypepassword.required"));
}
}
button.
