[hibernate-issues] [Hibernate-JIRA] Commented: (HV-229) @Url needs to be added

[Ted Bergeron (JIRA)]

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Ted Bergeron commented on HV-229:
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I initially reported this feature request in HV-19, which I've now linked to this issue.  I just commented in HV-19 that we should look to the HTML 5 spec as the source for Email and URL validation patterns.  Web apps today can use input type="email" and type="url" with no ill effects from old browsers.  They ignore unrecognized type values and default to input type="text".  A benefit from the new types you can realize today is on the iPhone.  Mobile Safari renders an optimized keyboard layout for these types.  In the future, browsers will implement the validation logic for these types, making the javascript solutions unnecessary.  

Users will bind these fields to beans annotated with @Email and @URL, so its important the validation logic is compatible.

> @Url needs to be added
> ----------------------
>
>                 Key: HV-229
>                 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HV-229
>             Project: Hibernate Validator
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: validators
>    Affects Versions: 3.1.0.GA
>            Reporter: Ken Egervari
>             Fix For: 4.1.0
>
>   Original Estimate: 2 hours
>  Remaining Estimate: 2 hours
>
> It would be nice to have a @Url constraint. This is a very common use-case. The regular expression itself is tedious to write - there are tons of versions online. There could be options to allow for mailto: and others, to make it stronger or looser as needed by the application. However, a basic one would be a great addition to the library as lots and lots of users will need this to be sure.
> Thanks!

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