Validate Time using API.

Question

Hi,
I want to validate the time hh:mm:ss using a API.
I tried using [common validator |http://commons.apache.org/validator/api-1.3.0/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/TimeValidator.html] apache API.
This API returns null if the passed time is invalid.
The problem I am facing here is it is returning null if the time is more than 13:00:00 i.e it is accepting the time passed as valid only if the value is between 00:00:00 and 12:59:59.
I am using the following code for time validation.
import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.TimeValidator;
TimeValidator tv = new TimeValidator();
if( tv.validate("12:59:59","hh:mm:ss") == null)
     errstatus = "1";
     msg = msg + "Invalid Time in Header\n";
Help me in validating the time for 24hrs.
There is a constructor TimeValidator(boolean strict, int timeStyle).
I guess the object should be creted with this constructor to set the time format to 24 hours.
Help me with the value that needs to be passed to the parameter timeStyle.
Thanks
SaNv...

Answer 1

.validate returns Date object. Rather, use TimeValidator.isValid as follows - (Also,note HH instead of hh)
import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.TimeValidator;
TimeValidator tv = new TimeValidator();
if(! tv.isValid("12:59:59","HH:mm:ss"))
errstatus = "1";
msg = msg + "Invalid Time in Header\n";
}