jade.content.schema

Interface Facet

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.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

Modifier and Type	Method and 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