ValidationUtil
| Kind of class: | public class | 
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| Version: | 05/06/11 | 
| Author: | Aaron Clinger | 
| Classpath: | org.casalib.util.ValidationUtil | 
| File last modified: | Friday, 20 May 2011, 00:59:45 | 
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package org.casalib.util {
    import org.casalib.util.ArrayUtil;
    
    /**
        Utilities for validating common string formats.
        
        @author Aaron Clinger
        @version 05/06/11
    */
    public class ValidationUtil {
        
        
        /**
            Determines if String is a valid email address.
            
            @param email: String to verify as email.
            @return Returns true if String is a valid email; otherwise false.
            @see Read more about the regular expression used by this method.
        */
        public static function isEmail(email:String):Boolean {
            const pattern:RegExp = /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@(?:[A-Z0-9-]+\.)+[A-Z]{2,4}$/i;
            return email.match(pattern) != null;
        }
        
        /**
            Determines if String is a valid USA state abbreviation.
            
            @param state: String to verify as two letter state abbreviation (includes DC).
            @return Returns true if String is a state abbreviation; otherwise false.
        */
        public static function isUsaStateAbbreviation(state:String):Boolean {
            const states:Array = new Array('ak', 'al', 'ar', 'az', 'ca', 'co', 'ct', 'dc', 'de', 'fl', 'ga', 'hi', 'ia', 'id', 'il', 'in', 'ks', 'ky', 'la', 'ma', 'md', 'me', 'mi', 'mn', 'mo', 'ms', 'mt', 'nb', 'nc', 'nd', 'nh', 'nj', 'nm', 'nv', 'ny', 'oh', 'ok', 'or', 'pa', 'ri', 'sc', 'sd', 'tn', 'tx', 'ut', 'va', 'vt', 'wa', 'wi', 'wv', 'wy');
            return ArrayUtil.contains(states, state.toLowerCase()) == 1;
        }
        
        /**
            Determines if the date provided is equal to or greater than a certain age.
            
            @param age: The age to validate.
            @param yearBorn: The year of birth.
            @param monthBorn: The month of birth, 0  for January to 11 for December.
            @param dateBorn: The day of the month of birth, from 1 to 31.
            @return Returns true if the date provided is equal to or greater than the age; otherwise false.
        */
        public static function isAge(age:uint, yearBorn:uint, monthBorn:uint = 0, dateBorn:uint = 1):Boolean {
            const currentDate:Date = new Date();
            
            if (yearBorn > currentDate.getFullYear() - age)
                return false;
            
            if (yearBorn < currentDate.getFullYear() - age)
                return true;
            
            if (monthBorn > currentDate.getMonth())
                return false;
            
            if (monthBorn < currentDate.getMonth())
                return true;
            
            if (dateBorn <= currentDate.getDate())
                return true;
            
            return false;
        }
        
        /**
            Determines if credit card is valid using the Luhn formula.
            
            @param cardNumber: The credit card number.
            @return Returns true if String is a valid credit card number; otherwise false.
        */
        public static function isCreditCard(cardNumber:String):Boolean {
            if (cardNumber.length < 7 || cardNumber.length > 19 || Number(cardNumber) < 1000000)
                return false;
            
            var sum:Number  = 0;
            var alt:Boolean = true;
            var i:Number    = cardNumber.length;
            var pre:Number;
            
            while (--i > -1) {
                if (alt)
                    sum += Number(cardNumber.substr(i, 1));
                else {
                    pre =  Number(cardNumber.substr(i, 1)) * 2;
                    sum += (pre > 8) ? pre -= 9 : pre;
                }
                
                alt = !alt;
            }
            
            return sum % 10 == 0;
        }
        
        /**
            Determines credit card provider by card number.
            
            @param cardNumber: The credit card number.
            @return Returns name of the provider; values can be "visa", "mastercard", "discover", "amex", "diners", "other" or "invalid".
        */
        public static function getCreditCardProvider(cardNumber:String):String {
            if (!ValidationUtil.isCreditCard(cardNumber))
                return 'invalid';
            
            if (cardNumber.length == 13 ||
                cardNumber.length == 16 &&
                cardNumber.indexOf('4') == 0)
            {
                return 'visa';
            }
            else if (cardNumber.indexOf('51') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('52') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('53') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('54') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('55') == 0 &&
                     cardNumber.length == 16)
            {
                return 'mastercard';
            }
            else if (cardNumber.length == 16 &&
                     cardNumber.indexOf('6011') == 0)
            {
                 return 'discover';
            }
            else if (cardNumber.indexOf('34') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('37') == 0 &&
                     cardNumber.length == 15)
            {
                return 'amex';
            }
            else if (cardNumber.indexOf('300') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('301') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('302') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('303') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('304') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('305') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('36') == 0 ||
                     cardNumber.indexOf('38') == 0 &&
                     cardNumber.length == 14)
            {
                return 'diners';
            }
            else return 'other';
        }
    }
}
	Utilities for validating common string formats.
									Summary
					Class methods
					
					- 								
								isEmail
																(email:String) : Boolean																- Determines if String is a valid email address.
 
- 								
								isUsaStateAbbreviation
																(state:String) : Boolean																- Determines if String is a valid USA state abbreviation.
 
- 								
								isAge
																(age:uint, yearBorn:uint, monthBorn:uint, dateBorn:uint = 1) : Boolean																- Determines if the date provided is equal to or greater than a certain age.
 
- 								
								isCreditCard
																(cardNumber:String) : Boolean																- Determines if credit card is valid using the Luhn formula.
 
- 								
								getCreditCardProvider
																(cardNumber:String) : String																- Determines credit card provider by card number.
 
Class methods
getCreditCardProvider
							static function getCreditCardProvider(cardNumber:String) : String						
											Determines credit card provider by card number.
			Parameters
						
					
					
	
		cardNumber:The credit card number.	
					
			Returns
					
					
					
	- 
					Returns name of the provider; values can be "visa","mastercard","discover","amex","diners","other"or"invalid".
isAge
							static function isAge(age:uint,
                      yearBorn:uint,
                      monthBorn:uint,
                      dateBorn:uint = 1) : Boolean						
											Determines if the date provided is equal to or greater than a certain age.
			Parameters
						
					
					
	
		age      :The age to validate.	
						
		yearBorn :The year of birth.	
						
		monthBorn:The month of birth, 
						0 for January to 11 for December.	
		dateBorn :The day of the month of birth, from 
					1 to 31.	
			Returns
					
					
					
	- 
					Returns trueif the date provided is equal to or greater than the age; otherwisefalse.
isCreditCard
							static function isCreditCard(cardNumber:String) : Boolean						
											Determines if credit card is valid using the Luhn formula.
			Parameters
						
					
					
	
		cardNumber:The credit card number.	
					
			Returns
					
					
					
	- 
					Returns trueif String is a valid credit card number; otherwisefalse.
isEmail
							static function isEmail(email:String) : Boolean						
											Determines if String is a valid email address.
			Parameters
						
					
					
	
		email:String to verify as email.	
					
			Returns
					
					
					
	- 
					Returns trueif String is a valid email; otherwisefalse.
			See also
					
					
					
	- www.regular-expressions.info/email.html">Read more about the regular expression used by this method.
isUsaStateAbbreviation
							static function isUsaStateAbbreviation(state:String) : Boolean						
											Determines if String is a valid USA state abbreviation.
			Parameters
						
					
					
	
		state:String to verify as two letter state abbreviation (includes DC).	
					
			Returns
					
					
					
	- 
					Returns trueif String is a state abbreviation; otherwisefalse.