# CustIdValidator.java Sample

This topic inludes the source code for the CustIdValidator.java Sample.

## Sample Location

This sample is located in the following directory in your WebLogic Workshop installation:

BEA_HOME/weblogic81/samples/workshop/ExtensionDevKit/ControlDevKit/ControlFeatures/propEditor/ide/

## Sample Source Code

`01 package propEditor.ide; 02 03 import com.bea.control.Issue; 04 import com.bea.control.ValidateAttribute; 05 import java.util.Map; 06 07 public class CustIdValidator implements ValidateAttribute 08 { 09 int legalValues[] = { 987654, 987655, 987658, 987659 }; 10 11 static class CustIdIssue implements Issue 12 { 13 String _message; 14 private CustIdIssue(String message) { _message = message; } 15 public boolean isError() { return true; } 16 public String getDescription() { return _message; } 17 public String getPrescription() 18 { 19 return "Provide one of the following values: " + 20 "987654, 987655, 987658, 987659. that's all"; 21 } 22 } 23 24 // called by the attribute editor. 25 public Issue[] validateId(String value) 26 { 27 return validateDuringCompile(null, value, null); 28 } 29 30 public Issue[] validateDuringCompile(String attributeType, String value, Map context) 31 { 32 Issue[] issues = new Issue[1]; 33 int val; 34 try 35 { 36 val = Integer.parseInt(value); 37 } 38 catch(Exception e) 39 { 40 issues[0] = new CustIdIssue(e.getMessage()); 41 return issues; 42 } 43 44 45 for(int i = 0; i < legalValues.length; i++) 46 { 47 if(legalValues[i] == val) 48 { 49 return null; 50 } 51 } 52 53 issues[0] = new CustIdIssue("unsupported value error"); 54 return issues; 55 } 56 57 public Issue[] validateDuringEdit(String attributeType, String value) 58 { 59 return null; 60 } 61 }`