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Added by tm_jee, last edited by Ted Husted on Sep 03, 2006  (view change)

Description

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Field Validator that checks if the date supplied is within a specific range.

NOTE: If no date converter is specified, XWorkBasicConverter will kick in to do the date conversion, which by default using the Date.SHORT format using the locale specified in webwork.properties else falling back to the system default locale.

Parameters

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  • fieldName - The field name this validator is validating. Required if using Plain-Validator Syntax otherwise not required
  • min - the min date range. If not specified will not be checked.
  • max - the max date range. If not specified will not be checked.

Examples

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<validators>
		<!-- Plain Validator syntax -->
		<validator type="date">
	        <param name="fieldName">birthday</param>
          <param name="min">01/01/1990</param>
          <param name="max">01/01/2000</param>
          <message>Birthday must be within ${min} and ${max}</message>
		</validator>

      <!-- Field Validator Syntax -->
      <field name="birthday">
      	<field-validator type="date">
       	    <param name="min">01/01/1990</param>
              <param name="max">01/01/2000</param>
              <message>Birthday must be within ${min} and ${max}</message>
      	</field>
      </field>

</validators>