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package org.opensaml.xml.validation;
import org.opensaml.xml.XMLObject;
/**
* An interface for classes that implement rules for checking the
* validity of a XMLObjects.
*
* @param type of XML object that will be validated
*/
public interface Validator {
/**
* Checks to see if a XMLObject is valid.
*
* @param xmlObject the XMLObject to validate
*
* @throws ValidationException thrown if the element is not valid
*/
public void validate(XMLObjectType xmlObject) throws ValidationException;
}