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 The Original Code is "RegexPrimitiveRule.java".  Description: 

 "A PrimitiveTypeRule that validates primitive values using a regular expression" 

 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 

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 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl;

 import java.util.regex.Matcher;

 import java.util.regex.Pattern;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.ValidationException;

 /**

  * A <code>PrimitiveTypeRule</code> that validates primitive values using a regular expression.

  * 

  * @author Bryan Tripp

  * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ updated on $Date: 2007-02-19 02:24:40 $ by $Author: jamesagnew $

  * 

  * @deprecated use {@link ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.builder.BuilderSupport#matches(String)} instead

  */

 @SuppressWarnings("serial")

 public class RegexPrimitiveRule extends AbstractPrimitiveTypeRule {

         private final Pattern myPattern;

         private final String mySectionReference;

         /**

          * @param theRegex a regular expression against which to validate primitive values

          * @param theSectionReference to be returned by <code>getSectionReference()</code>

          */

         public RegexPrimitiveRule(String theRegex, String theSectionReference) {

                 myPattern = Pattern.compile(theRegex);

                 mySectionReference = theSectionReference;

         }

         /**

          * Empty string, null, and the HL7 explicit null (two double-quotes) are passed.

          */

         public ValidationException[] apply(String value) {

                 if (value == null || value.equals("\"\"") || value.equals("")) {

                         return passed();

                 }

                 Matcher matcher = myPattern.matcher(value);

                 return result(matcher.matches(), value);

         }

         /**

          * @see ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.Rule#getDescription()

          */

         public String getDescription() {

                 return "%s does not match the regular expression " + myPattern.pattern();

         }

         /**

          * @see ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.Rule#getSectionReference()

          */

         public String getSectionReference() {

                 return mySectionReference;

         }

 }