ComponentValidator.java

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package org.hdiv.validators;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;

import org.hdiv.validation.ValidationError;

/**
 * The class that implements this interface will handle the validation of a
 * component type. Implementation must be stateless as it is singleton.
 * 
 * @author Gotzon Illarramendi
 * 
 */
public interface ComponentValidator {

	/**
	 * Validates a component
	 * 
	 * @param component
	 *            Component to validate
	 * @return If it is null, no attack was detected. Otherwise it shows info
	 * 			about it.
	 */
	public ValidationError validate(UIComponent component);
}