001/*
002 * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.batch.item.validator;
018
019
020/**
021 * Interface used to validate objects.
022 * 
023 * @author tomas.slanina
024 * 
025 */
026public interface Validator<T> {
027        /**
028         * Method used to validate if the value is valid.
029         * 
030         * @param value object to be validated
031         * @throws ValidationException if value is not valid.
032         */
033        void validate(T value) throws ValidationException;
034}