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  package mf.org.apache.xerces.impl.dv;
  
  
  /**
   * The interface that a DTD datatype must implement. The implementation of this
   * interface must be thread-safe.
   *
   * @author Sandy Gao, IBM
   * @version $Id: DatatypeValidator.java 699892 2008-09-28 21:08:27Z mrglavas $
   * @xerces.internal
   */
  public interface DatatypeValidator {
  
      /**
       * validate a given string against this DV
       *
       * @param content the string value that needs to be validated
       * @param context the validation context
       */
      void validate(String content, ValidationContext context)
              throws InvalidDatatypeValueException;
  
  }
  