ValidationContext.java

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package org.springmodules.validation.bean.context;

/**
 * Represents a context of validation. In every application there can be different validation contexts in which different
 * validation rules apply. This context represent those validation contexts. A validation contexts supports specific
 * validation context tokens. A context token are strings that bind validation rules to specific tokens.
 *
 * @author Uri Boness
 */
public interface ValidationContext {

    /**
     * Returns whether this validation context supports the given validation tokens.
     *
     * @param tokens The given validation tokens.
     * @return <code>true</code> if this context supports the given validation tokens, <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    boolean supportsTokens(String[] tokens);

}