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# Composing validators
Sometimes the conditions you want to impose are more complex than a simple minimum or a simple regex pattern. That is why reflect-cpp allows you to compose them using the operators `rfl::AnyOf`, `rfl::AllOf` and `rfl::OneOf`.
- `rfl::AnyOf` requires that *at least one* of the conditions contained therein be true. It thus works like an OR operator.
- `rfl::AllOf` requires that *all* of the conditions contained therein be true. It thus works like an AND operator.
- `rfl::OneOf` requires that *exactly one* of the conditions contained therein be true. It thus works like a XOR operator.
For instance, if you want to ensure that a person's age is a reasonable number, you can impose two conditions as follows:
```cpp
using Age = rfl::Validator<int,
rfl::AllOf<rfl::Minimum<0>, rfl::Maximum<130>>>;
struct Person {
rfl::Rename<"firstName", std::string> first_name;
rfl::Rename<"lastName", std::string> last_name;
Age age;
};
```
However, if you pass more than one constraint to `rfl::Validator`, they will be automatically connected using `rfl::AllOf`,
so you might as well write:
```cpp
using Age = rfl::Validator<int, rfl::Minimum<0>, rfl::Maximum<130>>;
...
```
You can also nest composed validators. For instance, in this case the age must either be 0-10 or 40-130.
```cpp
using Age = rfl::Validator<
int,
rfl::AnyOf<rfl::AllOf<rfl::Minimum<0>, rfl::Maximum<10>>,
rfl::AllOf<rfl::Minimum<40>, rfl::Maximum<130>>>>;
```
You can also compose regex patterns:
```cpp
using TableOrColumnName = rfl::Validator<
std::string,
rfl::AnyOf<rfl::PatternValidator<R"(^[A-Z]+(?:_[A-Z]+)*$)", "TableName">,
rfl::PatternValidator<R"(^[a-z]+(?:_[a-z]+)*$)", "ColumnName">>>;
```
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