trunk/src/java/org/apache/lenya/ac/ItemUtil.java

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package org.apache.lenya.ac;

import org.apache.commons.validator.EmailValidator;

/**
 * Utility class for access control items.
 */
public class ItemUtil {

    /**
     * Checks if a string is a valid ID.
     * @param id The string to test.
     * @return A boolean value.
     */
    public static boolean isValidId(String id) {
        return id != null && id.matches("\\w+");
    }
    
    /**
     * Checks if a string is a valid e-mail address.
     * @param email The string.
     * @return A boolean value.
     */
    public static boolean isValidEmail(String email) {
        return EmailValidator.getInstance().isValid(email);
    }

}