How about: class MappedBlankableEmail[T<:Mapper[T]](owner: T, maxLen: Int) extends MappedString[T](owner, maxLen) {
override def setFilter = notNull _ :: toLower _ :: trim _ :: super.setFilter override def validate = (if (*i_is_!.length == 0 || *MappedEmail.emailPattern.matcher(i_is_!).matches) Nil else List(FieldError(this, Text(S.??("invalid.email.address"))))) ::: super.validate } On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:10 PM, g-man <gregor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > All is going well with my Lift learning... > > The form field validations are working well, and I especially like the > field object types that know what they are, like 'email'. > > My question is: > > How do I tell Lift that a Contact's email is optional (empty string is > OK), but if it is provided, then validate it? > > This is not for the regular User model, but only for Contacts I am > entering in an address book. > > Thanks! > > > > -- Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp Git some: http://github.com/dpp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to liftweb@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to liftweb+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---