Package org.apache.commons.validator
Class EmailValidator
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@Deprecated public class EmailValidator extends java.lang.Object
Deprecated.Use the new EmailValidator in the routines package. This class will be removed in a future release.Perform email validations.
This class is a Singleton; you can retrieve the instance via the getInstance() method.
Based on a script by Sandeep V. Tamhankar http://javascript.internet.com
This implementation is not guaranteed to catch all possible errors in an email address. For example, an address like nobody@noplace.somedog will pass validator, even though there is no TLD "somedog"
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- Validator 1.1
- Version:
- $Revision: 1739358 $
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Modifier Constructor Description protected
EmailValidator()
Deprecated.Protected constructor for subclasses to use.
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static EmailValidator
getInstance()
Deprecated.Returns the Singleton instance of this validator.boolean
isValid(java.lang.String email)
Deprecated.Checks if a field has a valid e-mail address.protected boolean
isValidDomain(java.lang.String domain)
Deprecated.Returns true if the domain component of an email address is valid.protected boolean
isValidIpAddress(java.lang.String ipAddress)
Deprecated.Validates an IP address.protected boolean
isValidSymbolicDomain(java.lang.String domain)
Deprecated.Validates a symbolic domain name.protected boolean
isValidUser(java.lang.String user)
Deprecated.Returns true if the user component of an email address is valid.protected java.lang.String
stripComments(java.lang.String emailStr)
Deprecated.Recursively remove comments, and replace with a single space.
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Method Detail
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getInstance
public static EmailValidator getInstance()
Deprecated.Returns the Singleton instance of this validator.- Returns:
- singleton instance of this validator.
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isValid
public boolean isValid(java.lang.String email)
Deprecated.Checks if a field has a valid e-mail address.
- Parameters:
email
- The value validation is being performed on. Anull
value is considered invalid.- Returns:
- true if the email address is valid.
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isValidDomain
protected boolean isValidDomain(java.lang.String domain)
Deprecated.Returns true if the domain component of an email address is valid.- Parameters:
domain
- being validated.- Returns:
- true if the email address's domain is valid.
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isValidUser
protected boolean isValidUser(java.lang.String user)
Deprecated.Returns true if the user component of an email address is valid.- Parameters:
user
- being validated- Returns:
- true if the user name is valid.
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isValidIpAddress
protected boolean isValidIpAddress(java.lang.String ipAddress)
Deprecated.Validates an IP address. Returns true if valid.- Parameters:
ipAddress
- IP address- Returns:
- true if the ip address is valid.
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isValidSymbolicDomain
protected boolean isValidSymbolicDomain(java.lang.String domain)
Deprecated.Validates a symbolic domain name. Returns true if it's valid.- Parameters:
domain
- symbolic domain name- Returns:
- true if the symbolic domain name is valid.
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stripComments
protected java.lang.String stripComments(java.lang.String emailStr)
Deprecated.Recursively remove comments, and replace with a single space. The simpler regexps in the Email Addressing FAQ are imperfect - they will miss escaped chars in atoms, for example. Derived From Mail::RFC822::Address- Parameters:
emailStr
- The email address- Returns:
- address with comments removed.
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