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| package org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.sun.validation.constraints; |
| |
| import java.util.Collection; |
| |
| /** |
| * Constraint is an <code>Interface</code> needed to perform a Validation. |
| * User can define a new type of Validation by implementing this |
| * <code>Interface</code>. |
| * Method <code>match</code> defines the Validation logic. This method |
| * returns an empty collection if the value being validated is valid; |
| * else it returns a <code>Collection</code> with a {@link ConstraintFailure} |
| * object in it. |
| * |
| * @author Rajeshwar Patil |
| * @version %I%, %G% |
| */ |
| public interface Constraint { |
| /** |
| * Validates the given value against this <code>Constraint</code>. |
| * |
| * @param value the value to be validated |
| * @param name the element name, value of which is being validated. |
| * |
| * @return <code>Collection</code> the Collection of failure Objects. |
| * Collection is empty if there are no failures. |
| */ |
| public Collection match(String value, String name); |
| } |