/* * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.batch.item.validator; /** * Interface used to validate objects. * * @author tomas.slanina * */ public interface Validator<T> { /** * Method used to validate if the value is valid. * * @param value object to be validated * @throws ValidationException if value is not valid. */ void validate(T value) throws ValidationException; }