Teuchos_ParameterEntryValidator.hpp

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#ifndef TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_ENTRY_VALIDATOR_H
#define TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_ENTRY_VALIDATOR_H

#include "Teuchos_RCP.hpp"
#include "Teuchos_Array.hpp"
#include "Teuchos_XMLObject.hpp"
#include "Teuchos_Describable.hpp"

namespace Teuchos {


#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
class ParameterEntry;
#endif

class TEUCHOSPARAMETERLIST_LIB_DLL_EXPORT ParameterEntryValidator : public Describable
{
public:


  typedef unsigned int ValidatorID;

  typedef RCP<const Array<std::string> > ValidStringsList;


  ParameterEntryValidator() {}

  virtual const std::string getXMLTypeName() const=0;

  virtual void printDoc(
    std::string const& docString,
    std::ostream &out
    ) const = 0;

  virtual ValidStringsList validStringValues() const = 0;

  virtual void validate(
    ParameterEntry  const& entry,
    std::string const& paramName,
    std::string const& sublistName
    ) const = 0;

  virtual void validateAndModify(
    std::string const& paramName,
    std::string const& sublistName,
    ParameterEntry * entry
    ) const
    {
      TEUCHOS_TEST_FOR_EXCEPT(0==entry);
      this->validate(*entry,paramName,sublistName);
    }
};


} // namespace Teuchos


#endif // TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_ENTRY_VALIDATOR_H