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28
29 package org.jibx.binding.model;
30
31 /**
32  * Base class for all attribute group structures in binding definition model.
33  * This just provides the basic validation hooks.
34  *
35  * @author Dennis M. Sosnoski
36  * @version 1.0
37  */
38  
39 public abstract class AttributeBase
40 {
41     /**
42      * Prevalidate attribute information. The prevalidation step is used to
43      * check attribute values in isolation, such as the settings for enumerated
44      * values and class file information. This empty base class implementation
45      * should be overridden by each subclass that requires prevalidation
46      * handling.
47      *
48      * @param vctx validation context
49      */
50     public void prevalidate(ValidationContext vctx) {}
51     
52     /**
53      * Validate attribute information. The validation step is used for checking
54      * the interactions between attributes, such as references to named elements
55      * and namespace usage. The {@link #prevalidate} method will always be
56      * called for every component in the binding definition before this method
57      * is called for any component. This empty base class implementation should
58      * be overridden by each subclass that requires validation handling.
59      *
60      * @param vctx validation context
61      */
62     public void validate(ValidationContext vctx) {}
63 }
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