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/*
 * XDEV Application Framework - XDEV Application Framework
 * Copyright © 2003 XDEV Software (https://xdev.software)
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see .
 */
package xdev.vt;


/**
 * Interface to add a user defined validation to the {@link VirtualTable}.
 * 
 * @param 
 *            the column object type
 * 
 * @see VirtualTableColumn#addValidator(Validator)
 * 
 * @author XDEV Software
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface Validator
{
	/**
	 * Validates value before it is inserted into a
	 * {@link VirtualTable}.
	 * 
	 * If the value is not valid to be inserted a {@link VirtualTableException}
	 * is thrown, otherwise the method returns normally.
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            the value to be validated
	 * @param column
	 *            the column in which the value will be inserted
	 * @throws VirtualTableException
	 *             if the value is not valid to be inserted
	 */
	public void validate(T value, VirtualTableColumn column) throws VirtualTableException;
}