org.hibernate.validator.constraints

Annotation Type URL

@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy={})
@Target(value={METHOD,FIELD,ANNOTATION_TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,PARAMETER})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Pattern(regexp="")
public @interface URL

Validate that the string is a valid URL.

Author:

Hardy Ferentschik

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
Pattern.Flag[]	flags
Class<?>[]	groups
String	host
String	message
Class<? extends Payload>[]	payload
int	port
String	protocol
String	regexp

Element Detail

message

public abstract String message

Default:

"{org.hibernate.validator.constraints.URL.message}"

groups

public abstract Class<?>[] groups

Default:

{}

payload

public abstract Class<? extends Payload>[] payload

Default:

{}

protocol

public abstract String protocol

Returns:

the protocol (scheme) the annotated string must match, eg ftp or http. Per default any protocol is allowed

Default:

""

host

public abstract String host

Returns:

the host the annotated string must match, eg localhost. Per default any host is allowed

Default:

""

port

public abstract int port

Returns:

the port the annotated string must match, eg 80. Per default any port is allowed

Default:

-1

regexp

public abstract String regexp

Returns:

an additional regular expression the annotated URL must match. The default is any string ('.*')

Default:

".*"

flags

public abstract Pattern.Flag[] flags

Returns:

used in combination with regexp() in order to specify a regular expression option

Default:

{}