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18 * @file xmltooling/validation/Validator.h
20 * Rules checking of XMLObjects
23 #ifndef __xmltooling_validator_h__
24 #define __xmltooling_validator_h__
26 #include <xmltooling/XMLObject.h>
28 namespace xmltooling {
31 * An interface for classes that implement rules for checking the
32 * validity of XMLObjects.
34 class XMLTOOL_API Validator
36 MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(Validator);
38 virtual ~Validator() {}
41 * Checks to see if an XMLObject is valid.
43 * @param xmlObject the XMLObject to validate
45 * @throws ValidationException thrown if the element is not valid
47 virtual void validate(const XMLObject* xmlObject) const=0;
55 #endif /* __xmltooling_validator_h__ */