com.ibm.passwordrules.standard
Class MinAlphabeticCharacters
java.lang.Object
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+--com.ibm.passwordrules.LexicalRule
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+--com.ibm.passwordrules.standard.MinAlphabeticCharacters
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- java.lang.Cloneable, Rule, java.io.Serializable
- public class MinAlphabeticCharacters
- extends LexicalRule
This class implements built-in rule for restricting the minimum number
of alphanumeric characters.
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
Method Summary |
void |
constrain(PasswordGenerator template)
Constrain the generation template to values we know are valid. |
int |
getMin()
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boolean |
join(Rule rule)
Try to join the specified rule with this one. |
boolean |
validate(java.lang.String password,
ValidationInfo validationInfo)
Validate the given password using the given validation info. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
INSUFFICIENT_ALPHA_CHARS
public static java.lang.String INSUFFICIENT_ALPHA_CHARS
MinAlphabeticCharacters
public MinAlphabeticCharacters(int min)
getMin
public int getMin()
constrain
public void constrain(PasswordGenerator template)
- Constrain the generation template to values we know are valid.
- Overrides:
constrain
in class LexicalRule
- Parameters:
generator
- including a character template to be constrained.
validate
public boolean validate(java.lang.String password,
ValidationInfo validationInfo)
throws InvalidPasswordException
- Validate the given password using the given validation info.
- Parameters:
validationInfo
- contains contextual information about the password being validated.password
- Password to validate.- Returns:
- true if password is valid
- Throws:
InvalidPasswordException
- thrown when password is invalid.
join
public boolean join(Rule rule)
throws IncompatibleRulesException
- Try to join the specified rule with this one. The more restrictive
rule takes precedence.
- Parameters:
rule
- The rule to be joined with this one.- Returns:
- True if the rule was successfully joined.
- Throws:
IncompatibleRulesException
- Thrown when given rule cannot be joined because it is not compatible.