org.camunda.bpm.model.xml.validation
Interface ModelElementValidator<T extends ModelElementInstance>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the elements to validate.

public interface ModelElementValidator<T extends ModelElementInstance>

A validator for model element instances.

Since:

7.6

See Also:

ModelInstance.validate(java.util.Collection)

Method Summary

Class<T>	getElementType() The type of the element this validator is applied to.
void	validate(T element, ValidationResultCollector validationResultCollector) Validate an element.

Method Detail

getElementType

Class<T> getElementType()

The type of the element this validator is applied to. The validator is applied to all instances implementing this type.

Example from BPMN: Assume the type returned is 'Task'. Then the validator is invoked for all instances of task, including instances of 'ServiceTask', 'UserTask', ...

Returns:

the type of the element this validator is applied to.

validate

void validate(T element,
              ValidationResultCollector validationResultCollector)

Validate an element.

Parameters:

element - the element to validate

validationResultCollector - object used to collect validation results for this element.