org.apache.uima.annotator.regex.extension.impl
Class CreditCardNumberValidator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.uima.annotator.regex.extension.impl.CreditCardNumberValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Validation

public class CreditCardNumberValidator
extends java.lang.Object
implements Validation

credit card number validator

Constructor Summary

CreditCardNumberValidator()

Method Summary

boolean

validate(java.lang.String coveredText, java.lang.String ruleID) The validate method validates the covered text of an annotator and returns true or false whether the annotation is correct or not.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CreditCardNumberValidator

public CreditCardNumberValidator()

Method Detail

validate

public boolean validate(java.lang.String coveredText,
                        java.lang.String ruleID)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from interface: Validation

The validate method validates the covered text of an annotator and returns true or false whether the annotation is correct or not. The validate method is called between a rule match and the annotation creation. The annotation is only created if the method returns true.

Specified by:

validate in interface Validation

Parameters:

coveredText - covered text of the annotation that should be validated

ruleID - ruleID of the rule which created the match

Returns:

true if the annotation is valid or false if the annotation is invalid

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - throws an exception if an validation error occurred