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//  08/19/2010 - Pinal C. Patel
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//  12/14/2012 - Starlynn Danyelle Gilliam
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namespace GSF.Validation
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines a value validator.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IValidator
    {
        #region [ Methods ]

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether or not the specified <paramref name="value"/> is valid.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">The value to be validated.</param>
        /// <param name="validationError">Error message returned if the <paramref name="value"/> is invalid.</param>
        /// <returns><strong>true</strong> if the <paramref name="value"/> is valid; otherwise <strong>false</strong>.</returns>
        bool Validate(object value, out string validationError);

        #endregion
    }
}