BasicMachineLearningValidate.java

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package org.encog.engine.validate;

import org.encog.engine.EngineMachineLearning;

/**
 * Base class for validation. Validate if a particular network or machine
 * learning class is suitable for a specific purpose.
 * 
 */
public abstract class BasicMachineLearningValidate implements
		ValidateMachineLearning {

	/**
	 * Determine if the network is valid. If invalid, throw an error.
	 * 
	 * @param network
	 *            The network to check.
	 */
	@Override
	public void validate(final EngineMachineLearning network) {
		final String msg = isValid(network);
		if (msg != null) {
			throw new ValidateMachineLearningError(msg);
		}
	}

}