Is there are any java annotation(s) that can validate like the example below?
String test;
test = null; //valid
test = ""; //invalid
test = " "; //invalid
test = "Some values"; //valid
You need to create a custom annotation: @NullOrNotBlank
First create the custom annotation: NullOrNotBlank.java
@Target( {ElementType.FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = NullOrNotBlankValidator.class)
public @interface NullOrNotBlank {
String message() default "{javax.validation.constraints.NullOrNotBlank.message}";
Class<?>[] groups() default { };
Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default {};
}
Then the actual validator: NullOrNotBlankValidator.java
public class NullOrNotBlankValidator implements ConstraintValidator<NullOrNotBlank, String> {
public void initialize(NullOrNotBlank parameters) {
// Nothing to do here
}
public boolean isValid(String value, ConstraintValidatorContext constraintValidatorContext) {
return value == null || value.trim().length() > 0;
}
}