1. /*

  2.  * @(#)ObjectInputValidation.java	1.15 00/02/02

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 1996-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  5.  * 

  6.  * This software is the proprietary information of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  

  7.  * Use is subject to license terms.

  8.  * 

  9.  */

  10. 

  11. package java.io;

  12. 

  13. /**

  14.  * Callback interface to allow validation of objects within a graph.

  15.  * Allows an object to be called when a complete graph of objects has

  16.  * been deserialized.

  17.  *

  18.  * @author  unascribed

  19.  * @version 1.15, 02/02/00

  20.  * @see     ObjectInputStream

  21.  * @see     ObjectInputStream#registerValidation(java.io.ObjectInputValidation, int)

  22.  * @since   JDK1.1

  23.  */

  24. public interface ObjectInputValidation {

  25.     /**

  26.      * Validates the object.

  27.      *

  28.      * @exception InvalidObjectException If the object cannot validate itself.

  29.      */

  30.     public void validateObject() throws InvalidObjectException;

  31. }