net.sf.marineapi.nmea.sentence
Class SentenceValidator

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.marineapi.nmea.sentence.SentenceValidator

public final class SentenceValidator
extends Object

SentenceValidator checks any String against NMEA 0183 format.

Any String is considered as a valid NMEA sentence if it meets the following criteria:

• String begins with '$' character
• Begin character is followed by 5 upper-case chars (sentence type id)
• String is max. 80 chars long (without <CR><LF>)
• String does not contain any illegal characters
• Has a correct checksum, separated by '*' character (unless omitted)

Sentences without checksum are validated only by checking the general sentence characteristics.

Version:

$Revision: 100 $

Author:

Kimmo Tuukkanen

Method Summary

static boolean

isValid(String nmea) Validates of the specified String against NMEA 0183 sentence format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isValid

public static boolean isValid(String nmea)

Validates of the specified String against NMEA 0183 sentence format.

Parameters:

nmea - String to validate

Returns:

true if valid, otherwise false.