FormatAttribute (org.leadpony.justify 1.0.0 API)

```
public interface FormatAttribute
```
A Service Provider Interface for format attribute.

Author:

leadpony

See Also:

JSON Schema Validation: A Vocabulary for Structural Validation of JSON, Section 7

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default Localizable`	`localizedName()`	Returns the localized name.
`String`	`name()`	Returns the name of this attribute.
`boolean`	`test(JsonValue value)`	Checks if the value matches this format.
`InstanceType`	`valueType()`	Returns the type of the value expected by this attribute.

- Method Detail
  - name
```
String name()
```
    Returns the name of this attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this attribute, never be null.
  - localizedName
```
default Localizable localizedName()
```
    Returns the localized name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the localized name of this attribute, never be null.
  - valueType
```
InstanceType valueType()
```
    Returns the type of the value expected by this attribute.
    For integers this method must return InstanceType.NUMBER instead of InstanceType.INTEGER.
    
    Returns:
    
    the expected type of the value, never be null.
  - test
```
boolean test(JsonValue value)
```
    Checks if the value matches this format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to check, cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value matches this format, or false.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the specified value is null.