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 package org.apache.commons.cli2.validation;

 import java.util.List;

 /**

  * The validation interface for validating argument values(s).

  *

  * A validator can replace the argument string value with a

  * specific class instance e.g. the {@link UrlValidator} replaces

  * the string value with a {@link java.net.URL} instance.

  *

  * @author Rob Oxspring

  * @author John Keyes

  */

 public interface Validator {

     /**

      * Validate the specified values (List of Strings).

      *

      * @param values The values to validate.

      *

      * @throws InvalidArgumentException If any of the

      * specified values are not valid.

      */

     void validate(final List values) throws InvalidArgumentException;

 }