Validates an IPv6 address. Returns true if valid. @param inet6Address the IPv6 address to validate @return true if the argument contains a valid IPv6

Validates the check digit for the code. @param code The code to validate, the string must include the check digit. @return {@code true} if the check

Checks if a field has a valid URL address. @param value The value validation is being performed on. A {@code null} value is considered invalid. @ret

Validates a value against the set of regular expressions. @param value The value to validate. @return {@code true} if the value is valid otherwise {@

Checks if the field is a valid credit card number. @param card The card number to validate. @return Whether the card number is valid.

Validate results.

Parse the value with the specified {@code Format}. <p>This implementation is lenient whether the currency symbol is present or not. The default {@

Sets the value.

Validates the code returning either {@code true} or {@code false}. <p> This calls {@link #validate(String)} and returns false if the return value is n

Validates the code returning either the valid code or {@code null} if invalid. <p> Note that this method trims the input and if there is a {@link Rege

Indicate whether a specified validator is in the Result. @param validatorName Name of the validator. @return true if the validator is in the result.

Indicate whether a specified validation passed. @param validatorName Name of the validator. @return true if the validation passed.

Formats an object into a {@link String} using the default Locale. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @return The value formatte

Gets the {@code ValidatorResult} associated with the key passed in. The key the {@code ValidatorResult} is stored under is the {@code Field}'s getKey

Utility class to run a test on a value. @param info Value to run test on. @param passed Whether or not the test is expected to pass.

Retrieve a message object. @param key Validation key. @return A validation message for a specified validator. @since 1.1.4

Add the result of a validator action. @param validatorName Name of the validator. @param result Whether the validation passed or failed.

Sets a parameter of a pluggable validation method. @param parameterClassName The full class name of the parameter of the validation method that corre

Performs validations based on the configured resources. @return The {@link Map} returned uses the property of the {@code Field} for the key and the v

Gets the default {@code Arg} object at the given position. @param position Validation message argument's position. @return The default Arg or null if

Gets the key/value. @return the key value.

If the ISBN is formatted with space or dash separators its format is validated. Then the digits in the number are weighted, summed, and divided by 11

Returns a string representation of the object. @return A string representation of the variable.

Returns true if the card number matches this type of credit card. Note that this method is <strong>not</strong> responsible for analyzing the general

Gets {@code true} if there are no messages recorded in this collection, or {@code false} otherwise. @return Whether these results are empty.

Returns the Singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the DateValidator.

Validates and converts a {@code BigDecimal} using the default {@link Locale}. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @return The pa

Create a calendar instance for a specified time zone, date and time. @param zone The time zone @param date The date in yyyyMMdd format @param time th

Gets the property name of the field. @return The field's property name.

Add an {@code Arg} to the replacement argument list. @param arg Validation message's argument. @since 1.1

Convenience Method - create argument (no name or position specified)

Create a date instance for a specified time zone, date and time. @param zone The time zone @param time the time in HH:mm:ss format @par

Utility class to run a test on a value. @param info Value to run test on. @param passed Whether or not the test is expected to pass.

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. It will not consider local addresses as valid. @return the singleton instance of this validator.

Convenience method for getting a value from a bean property as a {@link String}. If the property is a {@code String[]} or {@link Collection} and it i

Updates one of the TLD override arrays. This must only be done at program startup, before any instances are accessed using getInstance. <p> For exampl

Gets the name of the variable. @return The name of the variable.

Tests if two Flags objects are in the same state. @param obj object being tested @see Object#equals(Object) @return whether the objects are equal.

Compare Quarters (quarter and year). @param value The {@code Date} value to check. @param compare The {@code Date} to compare the value to. @param ti

Checks if the field isn't null and length of the field is greater than zero not including whitespace. @param value The value validation is being perf

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the BigDecimalValidator.

Tests if the value is greater than or equal to a minimum. <p> For an integer validator the bound is compared exactly rather than narrowed to a {@code

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the BigIntegerValidator.

Tests if the value is less than or equal to a maximum. <p> For an integer validator the bound is compared exactly rather than narrowed to a {@code lo

Validate/convert a {@code Double} using the default {@link Locale}. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @return The parsed {@

Compares a calendar value to another, indicating whether it is equal, less than or more than at a specified level. @param value The Calendar value

Check the code is either a valid ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 code. <p> If valid, this method returns the ISBN code with formatting characters removed (such as

Validates a value against the set of regular expressions returning a String value of the aggregated groups. @param value The value to validate. @retu

Compares the given {@code BigDecimal} with the given double value. @param bigDecimal The {@code BigDecimal} to compare. @param value The double

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the CalendarValidator.

Tests whether the specified {@link String} matches any IANA-defined generic top-level domain. Leading dots are ignored if present. The search is case-

Validates a value against the set of regular expressions returning the array of matched groups. @param value The value to validate. @return String ar

Validate/convert a {@code Float} using the default {@link Locale}. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @return The parsed {@c

Accessor method for Log instance. The Log instance variable is transient and accessing it through this method ensures it is re-initialized when this

Retrieve a variable's value. @param mainKey The Variable's key @return the Variable's value

Tests if the given value is finite. @param value The value to test. @return {@code true} if the value is finite, {@code false} otherwise.

Tests if the value is within a specified range. @param value The {@code Number} value to check. @param min The minimum value of the range. @param m

Extracts an ISSN code from an ISSN-EAN-13 code. <p> This method requires a valid ISSN-EAN-13 code with NO formatting characters. That is a 13 digit EA

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the ShortValidator.

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the LongValidator.

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the IntegerValidator.

Gets the singleton instance of this validator. @return A singleton instance of the ByteValidator.

Gets the <em>regular expression</em> validator. <p> <strong>N.B.</strong> Optional, if not set no regular expression validation will be performed on t

Gets the value of the variable. @return The value of the variable.

Tests whether the specified {@link String} matches any IANA-defined country code top-level domain. Leading dots are ignored if present. The search is

Gets a unique key based on the property and indexedProperty fields. @return a unique key for the field.

Tests whether the specified {@link String} parses as a valid domain name with a recognized top-level domain. The parsing is case-insensitive. @param

Replace part of a {@link String} with another value. @param value {@link String} to perform the replacement on. @param key The name of the constant.

Calculates the <em>Check Digit</em> for a code. @param code The code to calculate the Check Digit for. The string must not include the check digit. @

Compare two arrays @param label Label for the test @param expect Expected array @param result Actual array

Compare Weeks (week and year). @param value The {@code Date} value to check. @param compare The {@code Date} to compare the value to. @param timeZone

Retrieve a {@code Form} based on the form name. @param formName The form name @return The form

Tests if the given code has a validator. @param code the code to check. @return true if there is a validator.

Gets the Args for the given validator name. @param key The validator's args to retrieve. @return An Arg[] sorted by the Args' positions (for example,

Tests if the value is greater than or equal to a minimum. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @param min The minimum value. @r

Convert a {@code Date} to a {@link Calendar}. @param value The date value to be converted. @return The converted {@link Calendar}.

Returns a Map of String locale keys to Lists of their FormSets. @return Map of Form sets @since 1.2.0

Gets a copy of a class level internal array. @param table the array type (any of the enum values). @return a copy of the array. @throws IllegalArgume

Load {@code ValidatorResources} from validator-numeric.xml.

Checks if the value's length is less than or equal to the max. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @param max The maximum length

Tests if the value is less than or equal to a maximum. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @param max The maximum value. @retu

Checks if the value's length is greater than or equal to the min. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @param min The minimum len

Tests if the value is greater than or equal to a minimum. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @param min The minimum value. @r

Converts an ISSN code to an EAN-13 code. <p> This method requires a valid ISSN code. It may contain a leading 'ISSN ' prefix, as the input is passed t

Create a calendar instance for a specified time zone, date and time. @param zone The time zone @param time the time in HH:mm:ss format

Gets the maximum length of the code. <p> <strong>N.B.</strong> Optional, if less than zero the maximum length will not be checked. </p> @return The m

Gets the minimum length of the code. <p> <strong>N.B.</strong> Optional, if less than zero the minimum length will not be checked. </p> @return The m

Tests if the value is within a specified range. @param value The value validation is being performed on. @param min The minimum value of the range.

Provides a String representation of this validator. @return A String representation of this validator.

Tests if a sorted array contains the specified key @param sortedArray the array to search. @param key the key to find. @return {@code true} if the ar

Check a validator has run for a field and the result.

Clone this Flags object. @return a copy of this object. @see Object#clone()

Compare Dates (day, month and year - not time). @param value The {@link Calendar} value to check. @param compare The {@link Calendar} to compare the