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* $Id: Validator.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:53:07 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.shared.validation;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* Validator interface defines method for performing validation.
*/
public interface Validator {
/**
* Performs validation on a string.
*
* @param strData String to be validated.
* @throws ValidationException if <code>strData</code> is in incorrect
* format.
*/
public void validate(String strData)
throws ValidationException;
/**
* Performs validation on a set of string.
*
* @param setData Set of string to be validated.
* @throws ValidationException if one or more strings are in incorrect
* format.
*/
public void validate(Set setData)
throws ValidationException;
}