001/**
002 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
003 *
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005 *
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009 * compliance with the License.
010 *
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013 * opensso/legal/CDDLv1.0.txt
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016 *
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024 *
025 * $Id: FloatValidator.java,v 1.3 2008/06/25 05:41:48 qcheng Exp $
026 *
027 */
028
029package com.iplanet.ums.validation;
030
031/**
032 * 
033 * @supported.all.api
034 */
035public class FloatValidator implements IValidator {
036
037    /**
038     * Determines whether the specified string is a valid
039     * Float
040     * 
041     * @param value
042     *            string value to validate
043     * @param rule
044     *            not used by this method
045     * @return true if value is an Float
046     */
047    public boolean validate(String value, String rule) {
048        return validate(value);
049    }
050
051    /**
052     * Determines whether the specified string is a valid
053     * Float
054     * 
055     * @param value
056     *            string to test
057     * @return true if value is an Float
058     */
059    public boolean validate(String value) {
060        try {
061            Float.parseFloat(value);
062        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
063            return false;
064        }
065        return true;
066    }
067}