Example usage for org.apache.commons.validator GenericValidator minValue

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Introduction

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Prototype

public static boolean minValue(float value, float min) 

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Document

Checks if the value is greater than or equal to the min.

Usage

From source file:com.jd.survey.domain.survey.QuestionAnswerValidator.java

@Override
public void validate(Object obj, Errors errors) {
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        boolean isValid;
        String validationFieldName = "stringAnswerValue";
        QuestionAnswer questionAnswer = (QuestionAnswer) obj;
        Question question = questionAnswer.getQuestion();
        String valueToValidate;
        BigDecimalValidator bigDecimalValidator;
        int optionsCount;
        int rowCount;
        int columnCount;
        System.out.println("Question type: " + question.getType());
        if (question.getVisible()) {
            switch (question.getType()) {
            case YES_NO_DROPDOWN: //Yes No DropDown 
                break;
            case SHORT_TEXT_INPUT: //Short Text Input
                //validate isRequired
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                    //validate range
                    if (question.getIntegerMinimum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.minLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMinimum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMinimum() },
                                "The length of the text must exceed " + question.getIntegerMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getIntegerMaximum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.maxLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMaximum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMaximum() },
                                "The length of the text must not exceed " + question.getIntegerMaximum());
                        break;
                    }

                    //validate regular expression 
                    if (question.getRegularExpression() != null
                            && !question.getRegularExpression().trim().isEmpty() && !GenericValidator
                                    .matchRegexp(valueToValidate, question.getRegularExpression())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid entry");
                        break;
                    }
                }
                break;
            case LONG_TEXT_INPUT: //Long Text Input
                //validate isRequired
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                    //validate range
                    if (question.getIntegerMinimum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.minLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMinimum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMinimum() },
                                "The length of the text must exceed " + question.getIntegerMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getIntegerMaximum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.maxLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMaximum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMaximum() },
                                "The length of the text must not exceed " + question.getIntegerMaximum());
                        break;
                    }
                    //validate regular expression 
                    if (question.getRegularExpression() != null
                            && !question.getRegularExpression().trim().isEmpty() && !GenericValidator
                                    .matchRegexp(valueToValidate, question.getRegularExpression())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid entry");
                        break;
                    }
                }
                break;
            case HUGE_TEXT_INPUT: //Huge Text Input
                //validate isRequired
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                    //validate range   
                    if (question.getIntegerMinimum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.minLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMinimum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMinimum() },
                                "The length of the text must exceed " + question.getIntegerMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getIntegerMaximum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.maxLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMaximum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMaximum() },
                                "The length of the text must not exceed " + question.getIntegerMaximum());
                        break;
                    }
                    //validate regular expression 
                    if (question.getRegularExpression() != null
                            && !question.getRegularExpression().trim().isEmpty() && !GenericValidator
                                    .matchRegexp(valueToValidate, question.getRegularExpression())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid entry");
                        break;
                    }
                }
                break;
            case INTEGER_INPUT: //Integer Input
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is invalid");
                    break;
                }
                //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                    if (!GenericValidator.isInt(valueToValidate)) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_integer",
                                "This field is invalid");
                        break;
                    }

                    //validate range
                    if (question.getIntegerMinimum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.minValue((int) Integer.parseInt(valueToValidate),
                                    (int) question.getIntegerMinimum())) {

                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMinimum() },
                                "The value of this field must exceed " + question.getIntegerMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getIntegerMaximum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.maxValue((int) Integer.parseInt(valueToValidate),
                                    (int) question.getIntegerMaximum())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getIntegerMaximum() },
                                "The value of this field must not exceed " + question.getIntegerMaximum());
                        break;
                    }
                }
                questionAnswer.setLongAnswerValue(valueToValidate != null && valueToValidate.length() > 0
                        ? Long.parseLong(valueToValidate)
                        : null);
                break;
            case CURRENCY_INPUT: //Currency Input
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }

                //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {

                    CurrencyValidator currencyValidator = new CurrencyValidator(true, true);
                    if (!currencyValidator.isValid(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_currency",
                                "Invalid Currency Entered");
                        break;
                    }

                    //removing all '$' and ',' from string prior to validating max and min
                    valueToValidate = valueToValidate.replaceAll("\\$", "");
                    valueToValidate = valueToValidate.replaceAll(",", "");

                    //validate range
                    if (question.getDecimalMinimum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.minValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                    question.getDecimalMinimum().doubleValue())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getDecimalMinimum() },
                                "The value of this field must exceed " + question.getDecimalMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getDecimalMaximum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.maxValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                    question.getDecimalMaximum().doubleValue())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getDecimalMaximum() },
                                "The value of this field must not exceed " + question.getDecimalMaximum());
                        break;
                    }

                    questionAnswer.setBigDecimalAnswerValue(
                            currencyValidator.validate(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
                    questionAnswer.setStringAnswerValue(currencyValidator.format(
                            currencyValidator.validate(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()),
                            LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));

                }
                break;

            case DECIMAL_INPUT: //Numeric Input (Decimal)
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                bigDecimalValidator = new BigDecimalValidator(true);
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                    if (!bigDecimalValidator.isValid(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_decimal",
                                "Invalid Decimal Entered");
                        break;
                    } else {
                        questionAnswer.setStringAnswerValue(bigDecimalValidator.format(
                                bigDecimalValidator.validate(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()),
                                LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
                    }

                    //removing all commas from string prior to validating max and min
                    valueToValidate = valueToValidate.replaceAll(",", "");
                    //validate range
                    if (question.getDecimalMinimum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.minValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                    question.getDecimalMinimum().doubleValue())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getDecimalMinimum() },
                                "The value of this field must exceed " + question.getDecimalMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getDecimalMaximum() != null
                            && !GenericValidator.maxValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                    question.getDecimalMaximum().doubleValue())) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getDecimalMaximum() },
                                "The value of this field must not exceed " + question.getDecimalMaximum());
                        break;
                    }
                }
                questionAnswer.setBigDecimalAnswerValue(valueToValidate.trim().length() > 0
                        ? bigDecimalValidator.validate(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())
                        : null);
                break;
            case DATE_INPUT: //Date Input
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                //validate isRequired   
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }

                //validate type if value entered is not null
                if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                    if (!GenericValidator.isDate(valueToValidate, dateFormat, true)) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_date", "Invalid Date");
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getDateMinimum() != null && (DateValidator.getInstance()
                            .validate(valueToValidate).compareTo(question.getDateMinimum()) <= 0)) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_date_min",
                                new Object[] { question.getDateMinimum() },
                                "The date entered must be after " + question.getDateMinimum());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (question.getDateMaximum() != null && (DateValidator.getInstance()
                            .validate(valueToValidate).compareTo(question.getDateMaximum()) >= 0)) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_date_max",
                                new Object[] { question.getDateMaximum() },
                                "The date entered must be before " + question.getDateMaximum());
                        break;
                    }
                }

                questionAnswer.setDateAnswerValue(valueToValidate.trim().length() > 0
                        ? DateValidator.getInstance().validate(valueToValidate)
                        : null);
                break;
            case SINGLE_CHOICE_DROP_DOWN: //Single choice Drop Down
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                isValid = false;
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                //verify that the value exists in the options
                for (QuestionOption option : question.getOptions()) {
                    if (option.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase(valueToValidate)) {
                        isValid = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (!isValid && !GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid Option");
                    break;
                }

                break;
            case MULTIPLE_CHOICE_CHECKBOXES: //Multiple Choice Checkboxes
                //validate isRequired
                isValid = false;
                optionsCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getOptions().size();
                if (question.getRequired()) {
                    for (int i = 0; i < questionAnswer.getIntegerAnswerValuesArray().length; i++) {
                        if (questionAnswer.getIntegerAnswerValuesArray()[i] != null
                                && questionAnswer.getIntegerAnswerValuesArray()[i] <= optionsCount) {
                            //one element was checked
                            isValid = true;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    if (!isValid) {
                        errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                        break;
                    }
                }

                isValid = true;
                //verify that the value exists in the options range
                for (int i = 0; i < questionAnswer.getIntegerAnswerValuesArray().length; i++) {
                    if (questionAnswer.getIntegerAnswerValuesArray()[i] != null
                            && questionAnswer.getIntegerAnswerValuesArray()[i] > optionsCount) {
                        //one element was checked
                        isValid = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (!isValid) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid Option");
                    break;
                }

                break;
            case DATASET_DROP_DOWN: //Dataset DropDown
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                isValid = false;
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                //verify that the value exists in the dataset

                for (DataSetItem dataSetItem : question.getDataSetItems()) {
                    if (dataSetItem.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase(valueToValidate)) {
                        isValid = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (!isValid && !GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid Option");
                    break;
                }

                break;

            case SINGLE_CHOICE_RADIO_BUTTONS: //Single Choice Radio Buttons 
                isValid = false;
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }

                //verify that the value exists in the options
                for (QuestionOption option : question.getOptions()) {
                    if (option.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase(valueToValidate)) {
                        isValid = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if (!isValid && !GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid Option");
                    break;
                }

                break;

            case YES_NO_DROPDOWN_MATRIX://Yes No DropDown Matrix
                break;
            case SHORT_TEXT_INPUT_MATRIX://Short Text Input Matrix
                rowCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getRowLabels().size();
                columnCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getColumnLabels().size();
                for (int r = 1; r <= rowCount; r++) {
                    for (int c = 1; c <= columnCount; c++) {
                        valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1];
                        validationFieldName = "stringAnswerValuesMatrix[" + (r - 1) + "][" + (c - 1) + "]";
                        //validate isRequired
                        if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                            errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                            continue;
                        }
                        //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                        if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                            //validate range
                            if (question.getIntegerMinimum() != null && !GenericValidator
                                    .minLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMinimum())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_min",
                                        new Object[] { question.getIntegerMinimum() },
                                        "The length of the text must exceed " + question.getIntegerMinimum());
                                continue;
                            }
                            if (question.getIntegerMaximum() != null && !GenericValidator
                                    .maxLength(valueToValidate, question.getIntegerMaximum())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_length_max",
                                        new Object[] { question.getIntegerMaximum() },
                                        "The length of the text must not exceed "
                                                + question.getIntegerMaximum());
                                continue;
                            }

                            //validate regular expression 
                            if (question.getRegularExpression() != null
                                    && !question.getRegularExpression().trim().isEmpty() && !GenericValidator
                                            .matchRegexp(valueToValidate, question.getRegularExpression())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type", "Invalid entry");
                                continue;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                break;
            case INTEGER_INPUT_MATRIX://Integer Input Matrix
                rowCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getRowLabels().size();
                columnCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getColumnLabels().size();
                for (int r = 1; r <= rowCount; r++) {
                    for (int c = 1; c <= columnCount; c++) {
                        valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1];
                        validationFieldName = "stringAnswerValuesMatrix[" + (r - 1) + "][" + (c - 1) + "]";

                        //validate isRequired
                        if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                            errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is invalid");
                            continue;
                        }

                        //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                        if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                            if (!GenericValidator.isInt(valueToValidate)) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_integer",
                                        "This field is invalid");
                                continue;
                            }

                            //validate range
                            if (question.getIntegerMinimum() != null
                                    && !GenericValidator.minValue((int) Integer.parseInt(valueToValidate),
                                            (int) question.getIntegerMinimum())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_min",
                                        new Object[] { question.getIntegerMinimum() },
                                        "The value of this field must exceed " + question.getIntegerMinimum());
                                continue;
                            }
                            if (question.getIntegerMaximum() != null
                                    && !GenericValidator.maxValue((int) Integer.parseInt(valueToValidate),
                                            (int) question.getIntegerMaximum())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_max",
                                        new Object[] { question.getIntegerMaximum() },
                                        "The value of this field must not exceed "
                                                + question.getIntegerMaximum());
                                continue;
                            }
                        }
                        questionAnswer.getLongAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1] = (valueToValidate != null
                                && valueToValidate.length() > 0 ? Long.parseLong(valueToValidate) : null);
                    }
                }
                break;
            case CURRENCY_INPUT_MATRIX://Currency Input Matrix  NEED TO ADD MAX MIN???????????????????????????????????????????????????
                rowCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getRowLabels().size();
                columnCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getColumnLabels().size();
                for (int r = 1; r <= rowCount; r++) {
                    for (int c = 1; c <= columnCount; c++) {
                        System.out.println("ROW: " + r + " / COL: " + c
                                + " -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
                        valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1];
                        validationFieldName = "stringAnswerValuesMatrix[" + (r - 1) + "][" + (c - 1) + "]";
                        //validate isRequired
                        if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                            errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                            continue;
                        }

                        //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                        if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                            CurrencyValidator currencyValidator = new CurrencyValidator(true, true);
                            if (!currencyValidator.isValid(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type",
                                        "Invalid Currency Entered");
                                continue;
                            } else {
                                questionAnswer.getBigDecimalAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c
                                        - 1] = currencyValidator.validate(valueToValidate,
                                                LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
                                questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1] = currencyValidator
                                        .format(currencyValidator.validate(valueToValidate,
                                                LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()),
                                                LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
                            }
                            //removing all '$' and ',' from string prior to validating max and min
                            valueToValidate = valueToValidate.replaceAll("\\$", "");
                            valueToValidate = valueToValidate.replaceAll(",", "");

                            //Validating max and min
                            if (question.getDecimalMinimum() == null) {
                                System.out.println(
                                        "MIN IS NULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
                            }
                            if (question.getDecimalMinimum() != null
                                    && !GenericValidator.minValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                            question.getDecimalMinimum().doubleValue())) {
                                System.out.println(validationFieldName
                                        + "MIN ##################################################################################");
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_min",
                                        new Object[] { question.getDecimalMinimum() },
                                        "The value of this field must exceed " + question.getDecimalMinimum());
                                continue;
                            }
                            if (question.getDecimalMaximum() == null) {
                                System.out.println(
                                        "MAX IS NULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
                            }

                            if (question.getDecimalMaximum() != null
                                    && !GenericValidator.maxValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                            question.getDecimalMaximum().doubleValue())) {
                                System.out.println(validationFieldName
                                        + "MAX ########################################################################################################");
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_max",
                                        new Object[] { question.getDecimalMaximum() },
                                        "The value of this field must not exceed "
                                                + question.getDecimalMaximum());
                                continue;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                break;

            case DECIMAL_INPUT_MATRIX://Decimal Input Matrix
                rowCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getRowLabels().size();
                columnCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getColumnLabels().size();
                for (int r = 1; r <= rowCount; r++) {
                    for (int c = 1; c <= columnCount; c++) {
                        valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1];
                        validationFieldName = "stringAnswerValuesMatrix[" + (r - 1) + "][" + (c - 1) + "]";
                        //validate isRequired
                        if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                            errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                            continue;
                        }

                        //continue validation if value entered is not null or empty
                        bigDecimalValidator = new BigDecimalValidator(true);
                        if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                            if (!bigDecimalValidator.isValid(valueToValidate,
                                    LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_type",
                                        "Invalid Decimal Entered");
                                continue;
                            } else {
                                questionAnswer.setStringAnswerValue(bigDecimalValidator.format(
                                        bigDecimalValidator.validate(valueToValidate,
                                                LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()),
                                        LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
                            }

                            //validate range
                            if (question.getDecimalMinimum() != null
                                    && !GenericValidator.minValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                            question.getDecimalMinimum().doubleValue())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_min",
                                        new Object[] { question.getDecimalMinimum() },
                                        "The value of this field must exceed " + question.getDecimalMinimum());
                                continue;
                            }
                            if (question.getDecimalMaximum() != null
                                    && !GenericValidator.maxValue((double) Double.parseDouble(valueToValidate),
                                            question.getDecimalMaximum().doubleValue())) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_value_max",
                                        new Object[] { question.getDecimalMaximum() },
                                        "The value of this field must not exceed "
                                                + question.getDecimalMaximum());
                                continue;
                            }
                        }
                        questionAnswer.getBigDecimalAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c
                                - 1] = (valueToValidate.trim().length() > 0 ? bigDecimalValidator
                                        .validate(valueToValidate, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()) : null);

                    }
                }
                break;
            case DATE_INPUT_MATRIX://Date Input Matrix
                rowCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getRowLabels().size();
                columnCount = questionAnswer.getQuestion().getColumnLabels().size();
                for (int r = 1; r <= rowCount; r++) {
                    for (int c = 1; c <= columnCount; c++) {
                        valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c - 1];
                        validationFieldName = "stringAnswerValuesMatrix[" + (r - 1) + "][" + (c - 1) + "]";

                        //validate isRequired   
                        if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                            errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                            continue;
                        }

                        //validate type if value entered is not null
                        if (valueToValidate != null && !valueToValidate.isEmpty()) {
                            if (!GenericValidator.isDate(valueToValidate, dateFormat, true)) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_invalid_date", "Invalid Date");
                                continue;
                            }
                            if (question.getDateMinimum() != null && (DateValidator.getInstance()
                                    .validate(valueToValidate).compareTo(question.getDateMinimum()) <= 0)) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_date_min",
                                        new Object[] { question.getDateMinimum() },
                                        "The date entered must be after " + question.getDateMinimum());
                                continue;
                            }
                            if (question.getDateMaximum() != null && (DateValidator.getInstance()
                                    .validate(valueToValidate).compareTo(question.getDateMaximum()) >= 0)) {
                                errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_date_max",
                                        new Object[] { question.getDateMaximum() },
                                        "The date entered must be before " + question.getDateMaximum());
                                continue;
                            }
                        }
                        questionAnswer.getDateAnswerValuesMatrix()[r - 1][c
                                - 1] = (valueToValidate.trim().length() > 0
                                        ? DateValidator.getInstance().validate(valueToValidate)
                                        : null);
                    }
                }
                break;
            case STAR_RATING:
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                break;
            case SMILEY_FACES_RATING:
                valueToValidate = questionAnswer.getStringAnswerValue();
                //validate isRequired
                if (question.getRequired() && GenericValidator.isBlankOrNull(valueToValidate)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }
                break;

            case IMAGE_DISPLAY:
                //no validation
                break;
            case VIDEO_DISPLAY:
                //no validation
                break;
            case FILE_UPLOAD:
                //validate that the file is not null
                if (question.getRequired() && (questionAnswer.getSurveyDocument() == null)
                        && !questionAnswer.getDocumentAlreadyUploded()) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, "field_required", "This field is required");
                    break;
                }

                //check the file type from the file extension    
                if (questionAnswer.getSurveyDocument() != null
                        && !validateFileType(questionAnswer.getSurveyDocument().getContentType())) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, invalidContentMessage, this.invalidContentMessage);
                    break;
                }

                //validate the size
                if (questionAnswer.getSurveyDocument() != null
                        && !((questionAnswer.getSurveyDocument().getContent().length) <= maximunFileSize
                                * ONE_BYTE)) {
                    errors.rejectValue(validationFieldName, invalidFileSizeMessage,
                            this.invalidFileSizeMessage);
                    break;
                }

                break;

            }

        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
        throw (new RuntimeException(e));
    }
}