Simple classes creating a @StrictDateTimeFormat annotation to apply to a DateTime field
to strictly regex validate a String before parsing into a DateTime

ex:

@StrictDateTimeFormat
private DateTime birthday;

More detail is provided on the OPI blog:
http://www.objectpartners.com/2012/01/19/creating-a-spring-strictdatetimeformat-annotation/

Or feel free to contact me @sheetsj or jeffsheets at gmail dot com