1 /*
2 * Copyright 2009 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package org.openehealth.ipf.commons.ihe.xds.core.validate;
17
18
19 /**
20 * Provides validation of simple values for compatibility with other data types.
21 * @author Jens Riemschneider
22 */
23 public interface ValueValidator {
24 /**
25 * Validates the given value.
26 * @param value
27 * the value.
28 * @throws XDSMetaDataException
29 * if the validation failed.
30 */
31 void validate(String value) throws XDSMetaDataException;
32 }