1 /*
2 * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15 */
16
17 package org.springmodules.validation.bean.rule;
18
19 import org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.Condition;
20 import org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.date.IsInThePastDateCondition;
21
22 /**
23 * An {@link AbstractValidationRule} implementation that validates and checks that a {@link java.util.Date} or a
24 * {@link java.util.Calendar} occured in the past (relative to the time of validation).
25 *
26 * @author Uri Boness
27 */
28 public class DateInThePastValidationRule extends AbstractValidationRule {
29
30 public final static String DEFAULT_ERROR_CODE = "in.past";
31
32 /**
33 * Constructs a new DateInThePastValidationRule.
34 */
35 public DateInThePastValidationRule() {
36 super(DateInThePastValidationRule.DEFAULT_ERROR_CODE);
37 }
38
39 /**
40 * Returns the condition of this validation rule.
41 *
42 * @see org.springmodules.validation.bean.rule.AbstractValidationRule#getCondition()
43 */
44 public Condition getCondition() {
45 return new IsInThePastDateCondition();
46 }
47
48 }