ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.check

Interface Validator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultValidator

public interface Validator

Validates messages against message profiles. In general you use this by formulating a ConformanceProfileRule and validating a message using this rule.

Author:

Bryan Tripp

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HL7Exception[]	validate(Message message, StaticDef profile) Validates the given message against the given static definition from a conformance profile.

Method Detail

validate

HL7Exception[] validate(Message message,
                        StaticDef profile)
                 throws ProfileException,
                        HL7Exception

Validates the given message against the given static definition from a conformance profile. Conformance profiles are XML representations of domain-specific constraints on a message (see HL7 2.5 section 2.12).

Returns:

a list of exceptions representing points of non-conformance (may not be a complete list)

Throws:

ProfileException - if a problem is encountered that interferes with evaluation

HL7Exception