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/*
    //#Validator.java:1:1: class: com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator
    //#Validator.java:1:1: method: com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator.com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator__static_init
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Chris Smith, Shane Mc Cormack, Gregory Holmes
 * 
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 */

package com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator;

/**
 * Validator interface.
 * 
 * @param V Type to validate
 */
public interface Validator<V> {

    /**
     * Validates the object.
     * 
     * @param object Object to validate
     * 
     * @return A validation response indicating the success/failure of the
     * validation
     */
    ValidationResponse validate(final V object);

}
    //#output(com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator__static_init): __Descendant_Table[com/dmdirc/config/prefs/validator/Validator]
    //#output(com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.validate(Ljava/lang/Object;)Lcom/dmdirc/config/prefs/validator/ValidationResponse;
    //#post(com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator__static_init): __Descendant_Table[com/dmdirc/config/prefs/validator/Validator] == &__Dispatch_Table
    //#post(com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.validate(Ljava/lang/Object;)Lcom/dmdirc/config/prefs/validator/ValidationResponse; == &validate
    //#Validator.java:: end of method: com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator.com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator__static_init
    //#Validator.java:: end of class: com.dmdirc.config.prefs.validator.Validator
