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package org.eclipse.jface.dialogs;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* The IInputValidator is the interface for simple validators.
* @see org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.InputDialog
*/
public interface IInputValidator extends Serializable {
/**
* Validates the given string. Returns an error message to display
* if the new text is invalid. Returns null if there
* is no error. Note that the empty string is not treated the same
* as null; it indicates an error state but with no message
* to display.
*
* @param newText the text to check for validity
*
* @return an error message or null if no error
*/
public String isValid(String newText);
}