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javax.validation.constraints
Annotation Type Pattern

@Target(value={METHOD,FIELD,ANNOTATION_TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,PARAMETER}) @Retention(value=RUNTIME) @Documented @Constraint(validatedBy={}) public @interface Pattern

The annotated String must match the following regular expression. The regular expression follows the Java regular expression conventions see Pattern. Accepts String. null elements are considered valid.

Author:: Emmanuel Bernard

Required Element Summary
`java.lang.String`	`regexp`

Optional Element Summary
`Pattern.Flag[]`	`flags`
`java.lang.Class<?>[]`	`groups`
`java.lang.String`	`message`
`java.lang.Class<? extends Payload>[]`	`payload`

Element Detail

regexp

public abstract java.lang.String regexp

Returns:: The regular expression to match.

flags

public abstract Pattern.Flag[] flags

Returns:: Array of Flags considered when resolving the regular expression.

Default:: {}

message

public abstract java.lang.String message

Returns:: The error message template.

Default:: "{javax.validation.constraints.Pattern.message}"

groups

public abstract java.lang.Class<?>[] groups

Returns:: The groups the constraint belongs to.

Default:: {}

payload

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends Payload>[] payload

Returns:: The payload associated to the constraint

Default:: {}