Validator(验证器)框架是一个Struts插件,它支持采用声明式的方式对表单进行校验,而不需要用户编写一行Java代码。
使用 Validator 框架的好处:
- 更好的可维护性
- 校验实现标准化
- 正确的实现
- 更少的代码重复
- 自动客户端验证
配置Validate
使用org.apache.struts.validator.DynaValidatorForm这个formbean封装表单数据,这个formbean的validate方法在执行,会调用validate框架。
在struts应用集成validate框架,就是在struts-config.xml文件中配置如下元素:
<plug-in className="org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorPlugIn">
<set-property property="pathnames"
value="/org/apache/struts/validator/validator-rules.xml,
/WEB-INF/validation.xml"/>
</plug-in>
- 在web-inf/目录下加入validation.xml(用户编写这个文件,告诉validate框架对哪个表单、以及表单的哪个字段进行校验)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!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="register2Form">
<field property="username" depends="required,minlength,maxlength">
<arg key="用户名" resource="false"/>
<arg name="minlength" position="1" key="${var:minlength}" resource="false"/>
<arg name="maxlength" position="1" key="${var:maxlength}" resource="false"/>
<var>
<var-name>minlength</var-name>
<var-value>3</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>maxlength</var-name>
<var-value>6</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="password" depends="mask">
<arg key="密码" resource="false"/>
<var>
<var-name>mask</var-name>
<var-value>^\d{3,6}$</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="email" depends="email">
<arg key="邮箱" resource="false"/>
</field>
</form>
</formset>
</form-validation>
- 在struts应用编写资源文件,并在资源文件中加入:
errors.required={0} is required.
errors.minlength={0} can not be less than {1} characters.
errors.maxlength={0} can not be greater than {1} characters.
errors.invalid={0} is invalid.
errors.byte={0} must be a byte.
errors.short={0} must be a short.
errors.integer={0} must be an integer.
errors.long={0} must be a long.
errors.float={0} must be a float.
errors.double={0} must be a double.
errors.date={0} is not a date.
errors.range={0} is not in the range {1} through {2}.
errors.creditcard={0} is an invalid credit card number.
errors.email={0} is an invalid e-mail address.