StringLengthFieldValidator Annotation

This validator checks that a String field is of the right length. It assumes that the field is a String. If neither minLength nor maxLength is set, nothing will be done.

Usage

The annotation must be applied at method level.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Notes
message	yes		field error message
key	no		i18n key from language specific properties file.
fieldName	no
shortCircuit	no	false	If this validator should be used as shortCircuit.
type	yes	ValidatorType.FIELD	Enum value from ValidatorType. Either FIELD or SIMPLE can be used here.
trim	no	true	Boolean property. Determines whether the String is trimmed before performing the length check.
minLength	no		Integer property. The minimum length the String must be.
maxLength	no		Integer property. The maximum length the String can be.

If neither minLength nor maxLength is set, nothing will be done.

Examples

@StringLengthFieldValidator(message = "Default message", key = "i18n.key", shortCircuit = true, trim = true, minLength = "5",  maxLength = "12")