@Retention(CLASS) @Target({FIELD})

public @interface Regex

Requires the component value to match a regular expression. The processor emits a com.codename1.ui.validation.RegexConstraint(pattern, message) into the Validator returned by Binding#getValidator().

@Bind(name="phoneField")
@Regex(pattern="^[0-9+\\-]+$", message="Digits, plus and dash only")
private String phone;

Use @Email or @Url for the two most common patterns – they reuse the expressions already vetted in RegexConstraint.validEmail() / validURL().

Methods

`public abstract` `String pattern()`	The regular expression.
`public abstract` `String message() default "Invalid value"`	Override the default error message.

Method details

pattern

public abstract String pattern()

The regular expression. Same dialect as com.codename1.util.regex.RE (a Codename One subset of standard regex that works on every supported runtime).

message

public abstract String message() default "Invalid value"

Override the default error message. Required because RegexConstraint has no canned message for arbitrary patterns.