001 /**
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003 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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006 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
007 specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
008
009 The Original Code is "TrimLeadingWhitespaceRule.java". Description:
010 "Performs no validation but removes leading whitespace in the correct() method."
011
012 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
013 2004. All Rights Reserved.
014
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016
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025 */
026 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.impl;
027
028 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
029
030 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.PrimitiveTypeRule;
031
032 /**
033 * Performs no validation but removes leading whitespace in the correct() method.
034 *
035 * @author <a href="mailto:bryan.tripp@uhn.on.ca">Bryan Tripp</a>
036 * @author Christian Ohr
037 */
038 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
039 public class TrimLeadingWhitespace implements PrimitiveTypeRule {
040
041 private static final Pattern LEADING_WHITESPACE = Pattern.compile("^\\s+");
042
043 /**
044 * Removes leading whitespace.
045 *
046 * @see ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.PrimitiveTypeRule#correct(java.lang.String)
047 */
048 public String correct(String value) {
049 return value != null ? LEADING_WHITESPACE.matcher(value).replaceAll("") : null;
050 }
051
052 /**
053 * Returns true.
054 * @see ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.PrimitiveTypeRule#test(java.lang.String)
055 */
056 public boolean test(String value) {
057 return true;
058 }
059
060 /**
061 * @see ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.Rule#getDescription()
062 */
063 public String getDescription() {
064 return "Leading whitespace removed";
065 }
066
067 /**
068 * @see ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation.Rule#getSectionReference()
069 */
070 public String getSectionReference() {
071 return null;
072 }
073
074 }