Once again - thanks to EVERYONE who weighted in on this. I certainly didn't mean to start the exchange the ensued, but wasn't it interesting? I learned alot about reflection, etc. from the exchanges.
I went ahead, dumped the reflection code, and changed it all to use a static HashMap. Ended up reducing the overall method to 1 single return statement! Way Cool!!!! Jerry > -----Original Message----- > From: Max Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 5:42 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: [OT - Java] How can I do this in Java? > > > I agree that reflection is not a good solution here, but does > have useful > application in general (but it isn't needed here, so don't > use it). Use a > singleton or a statically-initialized Map to look up the > patterns based on > the state. Save yourself some time by putting Patterns in the map, > identified by the state represented as a String. > > patternMap.add("AK", Pattern.compile("^[0-9]{1,7}$")); > > Put the map in its own class (perhaps a singleton), so you would get > patterns from it with a call like one of these: > > Pattern pattern = > LicensePatterns.getInstance().getPattern(licenseState); > > -or- > > Pattern pattern = LicensePatterns.getPattern(licenseState); > > Putting the patterns is a Properties file seems like a good > idea, too. How > often do the patterns change? Perhaps you could add a > refresh() method to > the singleton class to reload the patterns from the > properties file if you > anticipate that they will change while the app is supposed to > be running. > This is usually the case, but it is often overlooked when setting such > "constants". > > -Max > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Jalenak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:49 AM > Subject: [OT - Java] How can I do this in Java? > > > > OK - off topic, but Sun's java forum sucks, and there are > an incredible > > number of Java guru's on this list, so I thought I'd throw > this out here. > > (That and I am using this in a custom validation routine > :-)) Any help > > would be GREATLY appreciated! > > > > Here's the scenario - I've got a series of static constants > that represent > > Java regular expressions. These RE's are used to validate > driver license > > formats for the 50 states + DC. The strings look like this: > > > > public static final String AK = "^[0-9]{1,7}$"; > > public static final String AL = "^[0-9]{7}$"; > > public static final String AR = "^[0-9]{8,9}$"; > > public static final String AZ = > > "^[0-9ABDY][0-9]{8}$|^[A-Z][0-9]{3,6}$|^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{3,5}$"; > > public static final String CA = "^[A-Z][0-9]{4,7}$"; > > public static final String CO = > > "^[A-Z][0-9]{1,6}$|^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{1,6}$|^[0-9]{9}$"; > > etc. etc. etc. > > > > On my form I have a drop-down box of states, and a field > for the license > > number. In my custom validator routine, I pick up the > value of the state, > > and build a string to represent the constant - i.e. > > > > private static boolean validateDriversLicenseNumber(String > > licenseState, String licenseNumber) > > { > > String licenseConstant = "Constants." + licenseState; > > > > I then want to use "licenseConstant" in a Pattern / Match: > > > > Pattern p = Pattern.compile(licenseConstant, > > Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE); > > Match m = p.matcher(licenseNumber); > > return (m.find()); > > } > > > > Obviously the line "String licenseConstant = "Constants." + > licenseState;" > > does not give me the value of Constant.<state name>; the > question I have > is, > > is there a method (or something) that will allow me to build such a > string, > > and return the value (i.e. the regular expression)? Or is > there a better > > way of doing this? > > > > TIA! > > > > Jerry Jalenak > > Web Publishing > > LabOne, Inc. > > 10101 Renner Blvd. > > Lenexa, KS 66219 > > (913) 577-1496 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > This transmission (and any information attached to it) may > be confidential > and is intended solely for the use of the individual or > entity to which it > is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person > responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended > recipient, be > advised that you have received this transmission in error and > that any use, > dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is > strictly prohibited. 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