Class UrlValidator

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable

    @Deprecated
    public class UrlValidator
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable
    Deprecated.
    Use the new UrlValidator in the routines package. This class will be removed in a future release.

    Validates URLs.

    Behavour of validation is modified by passing in options:
    • ALLOW_2_SLASHES - [FALSE] Allows double '/' characters in the path component.
    • NO_FRAGMENT- [FALSE] By default fragments are allowed, if this option is included then fragments are flagged as illegal.
    • ALLOW_ALL_SCHEMES - [FALSE] By default only http, https, and ftp are considered valid schemes. Enabling this option will let any scheme pass validation.

    Originally based in on php script by Debbie Dyer, validation.php v1.2b, Date: 03/07/02, http://javascript.internet.com. However, this validation now bears little resemblance to the php original.

       Example of usage:
       Construct a UrlValidator with valid schemes of "http", and "https".
    
        String[] schemes = {"http","https"}.
        UrlValidator urlValidator = new UrlValidator(schemes);
        if (urlValidator.isValid("ftp://foo.bar.com/")) {
           System.out.println("url is valid");
        } else {
           System.out.println("url is invalid");
        }
    
        prints "url is invalid"
       If instead the default constructor is used.
    
        UrlValidator urlValidator = new UrlValidator();
        if (urlValidator.isValid("ftp://foo.bar.com/")) {
           System.out.println("url is valid");
        } else {
           System.out.println("url is invalid");
        }
    
       prints out "url is valid"
      
    Since:
    Validator 1.1
    Version:
    $Revision: 1739358 $
    See Also:
    Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax , Serialized Form
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static int ALLOW_2_SLASHES
      Deprecated.
      Allow two slashes in the path component of the URL.
      static int ALLOW_ALL_SCHEMES
      Deprecated.
      Allows all validly formatted schemes to pass validation instead of supplying a set of valid schemes.
      protected java.lang.String[] defaultSchemes
      Deprecated.
      If no schemes are provided, default to this set.
      static int NO_FRAGMENTS
      Deprecated.
      Enabling this options disallows any URL fragments.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      UrlValidator()
      Deprecated.
      Create a UrlValidator with default properties.
      UrlValidator​(int options)
      Deprecated.
      Initialize a UrlValidator with the given validation options.
      UrlValidator​(java.lang.String[] schemes)
      Deprecated.
      Behavior of validation is modified by passing in several strings options:
      UrlValidator​(java.lang.String[] schemes, int options)
      Deprecated.
      Behavour of validation is modified by passing in options:
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      protected int countToken​(java.lang.String token, java.lang.String target)
      Deprecated.
      Returns the number of times the token appears in the target.
      boolean isValid​(java.lang.String value)
      Deprecated.
      Checks if a field has a valid url address.
      protected boolean isValidAuthority​(java.lang.String authority)
      Deprecated.
      Returns true if the authority is properly formatted.
      protected boolean isValidFragment​(java.lang.String fragment)
      Deprecated.
      Returns true if the given fragment is null or fragments are allowed.
      protected boolean isValidPath​(java.lang.String path)
      Deprecated.
      Returns true if the path is valid.
      protected boolean isValidQuery​(java.lang.String query)
      Deprecated.
      Returns true if the query is null or it's a properly formatted query string.
      protected boolean isValidScheme​(java.lang.String scheme)
      Deprecated.
      Validate scheme.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • ALLOW_ALL_SCHEMES

        public static final int ALLOW_ALL_SCHEMES
        Deprecated.
        Allows all validly formatted schemes to pass validation instead of supplying a set of valid schemes.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • ALLOW_2_SLASHES

        public static final int ALLOW_2_SLASHES
        Deprecated.
        Allow two slashes in the path component of the URL.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • NO_FRAGMENTS

        public static final int NO_FRAGMENTS
        Deprecated.
        Enabling this options disallows any URL fragments.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • defaultSchemes

        protected java.lang.String[] defaultSchemes
        Deprecated.
        If no schemes are provided, default to this set.
    • Constructor Detail

      • UrlValidator

        public UrlValidator()
        Deprecated.
        Create a UrlValidator with default properties.
      • UrlValidator

        public UrlValidator​(java.lang.String[] schemes)
        Deprecated.
        Behavior of validation is modified by passing in several strings options:
        Parameters:
        schemes - Pass in one or more url schemes to consider valid, passing in a null will default to "http,https,ftp" being valid. If a non-null schemes is specified then all valid schemes must be specified. Setting the ALLOW_ALL_SCHEMES option will ignore the contents of schemes.
      • UrlValidator

        public UrlValidator​(int options)
        Deprecated.
        Initialize a UrlValidator with the given validation options.
        Parameters:
        options - The options should be set using the public constants declared in this class. To set multiple options you simply add them together. For example, ALLOW_2_SLASHES + NO_FRAGMENTS enables both of those options.
      • UrlValidator

        public UrlValidator​(java.lang.String[] schemes,
                            int options)
        Deprecated.
        Behavour of validation is modified by passing in options:
        Parameters:
        schemes - The set of valid schemes.
        options - The options should be set using the public constants declared in this class. To set multiple options you simply add them together. For example, ALLOW_2_SLASHES + NO_FRAGMENTS enables both of those options.
    • Method Detail

      • isValid

        public boolean isValid​(java.lang.String value)
        Deprecated.

        Checks if a field has a valid url address.

        Parameters:
        value - The value validation is being performed on. A null value is considered invalid.
        Returns:
        true if the url is valid.
      • isValidScheme

        protected boolean isValidScheme​(java.lang.String scheme)
        Deprecated.
        Validate scheme. If schemes[] was initialized to a non null, then only those scheme's are allowed. Note this is slightly different than for the constructor.
        Parameters:
        scheme - The scheme to validate. A null value is considered invalid.
        Returns:
        true if valid.
      • isValidAuthority

        protected boolean isValidAuthority​(java.lang.String authority)
        Deprecated.
        Returns true if the authority is properly formatted. An authority is the combination of hostname and port. A null authority value is considered invalid.
        Parameters:
        authority - Authority value to validate.
        Returns:
        true if authority (hostname and port) is valid.
      • isValidPath

        protected boolean isValidPath​(java.lang.String path)
        Deprecated.
        Returns true if the path is valid. A null value is considered invalid.
        Parameters:
        path - Path value to validate.
        Returns:
        true if path is valid.
      • isValidQuery

        protected boolean isValidQuery​(java.lang.String query)
        Deprecated.
        Returns true if the query is null or it's a properly formatted query string.
        Parameters:
        query - Query value to validate.
        Returns:
        true if query is valid.
      • isValidFragment

        protected boolean isValidFragment​(java.lang.String fragment)
        Deprecated.
        Returns true if the given fragment is null or fragments are allowed.
        Parameters:
        fragment - Fragment value to validate.
        Returns:
        true if fragment is valid.
      • countToken

        protected int countToken​(java.lang.String token,
                                 java.lang.String target)
        Deprecated.
        Returns the number of times the token appears in the target.
        Parameters:
        token - Token value to be counted.
        target - Target value to count tokens in.
        Returns:
        the number of tokens.