Tim wrote:
> Is there a way to validate a date against today's date?
> I can validate that a date is entered in a desired format but I'm not sure
how to
> validate that it is = to or > then today's date using just the
validation.xml.
> Do I have to use a custom validator?
I think you would have to do a custom validator. I did, too, for a
different issue, and it wasn't terribly hard. You need a class of your own
(ValidationUtil?) with a method:
public static boolean lenientDate( Object bean, ValidatorAction va, Field
field, ActionErrors errors, Validator validator, HttpServletRequest request
)
Then an addition to validation.xml:
<form-validation>
<global>
<validator name="lenientDate"
classname="edu.asu.vpia.struts.ValidationUtil"
method="validateDate"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
org.apache.commons.validator.Validator,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
msg="errors.date">
</validator>
</global>
<formset> ...
Then use it in the 'depends' attribute as usual! You might need some extra
pieces in ApplicationResources.properties depending on what errors you want
to show.
--
Wendy Smoak
Applications Systems Analyst, Sr.
Arizona State University PA Information Resources Management
