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package java.io;
/**
* Callback interface to allow validation of objects within a graph.
* Allows an object to be called when a complete graph of objects has
* been deserialized.
*
* @author unascribed
* @see ObjectInputStream
* @see ObjectInputStream#registerValidation(java.io.ObjectInputValidation, int)
* @since JDK1.1
*/
public interface ObjectInputValidation {
/**
* Validates the object.
*
* @exception InvalidObjectException If the object cannot validate itself.
*/
public void validateObject() throws InvalidObjectException;
}