PatternValueValidator (Morphia)

java.lang.Object
- dev.morphia.query.validation.ValueValidator
- - dev.morphia.query.validation.PatternValueValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Validator
```
public final class PatternValueValidator
extends ValueValidator
```
Validates query values that are Pattern to check the field type is a String.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static PatternValueValidator`	`getInstance()`	Get the instance.
`protected java.lang.Class`	`getRequiredValueType()`	Used by `apply` to figure out whether to apply the validation or simply return.
`protected void`	`validate(java.lang.Class<?> type, java.lang.Object value, java.util.List<ValidationFailure> validationFailures)`

Methods inherited from class dev.morphia.query.validation.ValueValidator
apply

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static PatternValueValidator getInstance()
```
    Get the instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Singleton instance of this validator
  - getRequiredValueType
```
protected java.lang.Class getRequiredValueType()
```
    Description copied from class: ValueValidator
    
    Used by apply to figure out whether to apply the validation or simply return.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getRequiredValueType in class ValueValidator
    
    Returns:
    
    the class the value should be in order to go ahead and perform validation
  - validate
```
protected void validate(java.lang.Class<?> type,
                        java.lang.Object value,
                        java.util.List<ValidationFailure> validationFailures)
```
    Specified by:
    
    validate in class ValueValidator