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package org.apache.xerces.impl.dv.dtd;

import org.apache.xerces.impl.dv.*;

/**
 * NOTATIONValidator defines the interface that data type validators must obey.
 * These validators can be supplied by the application writer and may be useful as
 * standalone code as well as plugins to the validator architecture.
 *
 * @xerces.internal  
 * 
 * @author Jeffrey Rodriguez, IBM
 * @author Sandy Gao, IBM
 * 
 * @version $Id: NOTATIONDatatypeValidator.java 446749 2006-09-15 21:51:23Z mrglavas $
 */
 public class NOTATIONDatatypeValidator implements DatatypeValidator {
 
    // construct a NOTATION datatype validator
    public NOTATIONDatatypeValidator() {
    }

    /**
     * Checks that "content" string is valid NOTATION value.
     * If invalid a Datatype validation exception is thrown.
     * 
     * @param content       the string value that needs to be validated
     * @param context       the validation context
     * @throws InvalidDatatypeException if the content is
     *         invalid according to the rules for the validators
     * @see InvalidDatatypeValueException
     */
    public void validate(String content, ValidationContext context) throws InvalidDatatypeValueException {
    }

}