1 <?php

     2 /**

     3  * Zend Framework

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     6  *

     7  * This source file is subject to the new BSD license that is bundled

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    15  * @category   Zend

    16  * @package    Zend_Validate

    17  * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

    18  * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

    19  * @version    $Id: Interface.php 23262 2010-10-27 14:03:36Z matthew $

    20  */

    21 

    22 /**

    23  * @category   Zend

    24  * @package    Zend_Validate

    25  * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

    26  * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

    27  */

    28 interface Zend_Validate_Interface

    29 {

    30     /**

    31      * Returns true if and only if $value meets the validation requirements

    32      *

    33      * If $value fails validation, then this method returns false, and

    34      * getMessages() will return an array of messages that explain why the

    35      * validation failed.

    36      *

    37      * @param  mixed $value

    38      * @return boolean

    39      * @throws Zend_Validate_Exception If validation of $value is impossible

    40      */

    41     public function isValid($value);

    42 

    43     /**

    44      * Returns an array of messages that explain why the most recent isValid()

    45      * call returned false. The array keys are validation failure message identifiers,

    46      * and the array values are the corresponding human-readable message strings.

    47      *

    48      * If isValid() was never called or if the most recent isValid() call

    49      * returned true, then this method returns an empty array.

    50      *

    51      * @return array

    52      */

    53     public function getMessages();

    54 }