Facet (de.enflexit.jade 4.6.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CardinalityFacet, DefaultValueFacet, DocumentationFacet, JavaTypeFacet, PermittedValuesFacet, RegexFacet, TypedAggregateFacet
```
public interface Facet
extends Serializable
```
Represent a generic Facet (i.e. a constraint on the possible values) that can be applied on a slot in a schema of an ontological element.

Author:

Giovanni Caire - TILAB

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`validate(AbsObject value, Ontology onto)`	Check whether a given value for the slot this Facet applies to is valid.

- Method Detail
  - validate
```
void validate(AbsObject value,
              Ontology onto)
       throws OntologyException
```
    Check whether a given value for the slot this Facet applies to is valid.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to be checked
    
    Throws:
    
    OntologyException - If the value is not valid