001    /*
002     * Copyright (c) 2006 Henri Sivonen
003     *
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009     * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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021     */
022    
023    package org.whattf.datatype;
024    
025    import java.util.regex.Pattern;
026    
027    /**
028     * This datatype shall accept strings that conform to the format specified for 
029     * <a href='http://whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#date'><code>date</code></a> 
030     * inputs in Web Forms 2.0.
031     * <p>This datatype must not accept the empty string.
032     * 
033     * @version $Id: Date.java,v 1.2 2006/11/18 11:51:44 hsivonen Exp $
034     * @author hsivonen
035     */
036    public final class Date extends AbstractDatetime {
037        
038        /**
039         * The singleton instance.
040         */
041        public static final Date THE_INSTANCE = new Date();
042        
043        /**
044         * The rexexp for this datatype.
045         */
046        private static final Pattern THE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^([0-9]{4,})-([0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2})$");
047    
048        /**
049         * Constructor.
050         */
051        private Date() {
052            super();
053        }    
054        
055        /**
056         * Returns the regexp for this datatype.
057         * 
058         * @return the regexp for this datatype
059         * @see org.whattf.datatype.AbstractDatetime#getPattern()
060         */
061        protected final Pattern getPattern() {
062            return THE_PATTERN;
063        }
064    }