[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VALIDATOR-218?page=comments#action_12459521 ] Stephen Chu commented on VALIDATOR-218: ---------------------------------------
To fix it, change the PATH_PATTERN to include "(" and ")" private static final String PATH_PATTERN = "/^(/[-\\w:@&?=+,.!/~*'%$_;\\(\\)]*)?$/"; > UrlValidator fail when path contains "(" / ")" > ---------------------------------------------- > > Key: VALIDATOR-218 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VALIDATOR-218 > Project: Commons Validator > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: 1.3.1 Release > Environment: JDK 1.5, Linux > Reporter: Stephen Chu > > for validating the URL "http://somewhere.com/pathxyz/file(1).html", it > returns false. > According to the RFC, > uric = reserved | unreserved | escaped > reserved = ";" | "/" | "?" | ":" | "@" | "&" | "=" | "+" | > "$" | "," > unreserved = alphanum | mark > mark = "-" | "_" | "." | "!" | "~" | "*" | "'" | > "(" | ")" > "(", ")" belongs to mark and is a valid part of uric. > Test case: > UrlValidator validator = new UrlValidator({"http","https"}, > UrlValidator.ALLOW_2_SLASHES); > validator.isValid("http://somewhere.com/pathxyz/file(1).html"); -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]