Validate an immutable record in its constructor
Java
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
/** Validated signup payload; invalid values fail fast at construction. */
public record SignupRequest(String email, String displayName, int age) {
private static final Pattern EMAIL =
Pattern.compile("^[^@\\s]+@[^@\\s]+\\.[^@\\s]+$");
// Compact constructor validates and normalises every component.
public SignupRequest {
Objects.requireNonNull(email, "email");
email = email.trim().toLowerCase();
if (!EMAIL.matcher(email).matches()) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid email: " + email);
}
displayName = Objects.requireNonNull(displayName, "displayName").trim();
if (displayName.isEmpty() || displayName.length() > 80) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("displayName must be 1..80 chars");
}
if (age < 13 || age > 130) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("age out of range: " + age);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SignupRequest ok = new SignupRequest(" [email protected] ", "Ada", 36);
System.out.println(ok.email() + " / " + ok.displayName());
try {
new SignupRequest("not-an-email", "Ada", 36);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}