001    /**
002     * Copyright 2005-2013 The Kuali Foundation
003     *
004     * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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015     */
016    package org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.validation.constraint;
017    
018    /**
019     * Constraint that restricts the length of a string to some predefined maximum and/or minimum
020     *
021     * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
022     * @since 1.1
023     */
024    public interface LengthConstraint extends DataTypeConstraint {
025    
026        /**
027         * Determines the maximum size of the field
028         *
029         * <p>
030         * The maximum size is used for data entry, data edit and display purposes.
031         * </p>
032         *
033         * @return Integer specifying maximum length of field
034         */
035        Integer getMaxLength();
036    
037        /**
038         * Determines the minimum size of the field
039         *
040         * <p>
041         * The minimum size is used for data entry, data edit and display purposes.
042         * </p>
043         *
044         * @return Integer specifying minimum length of field
045         */
046        Integer getMinLength();
047    
048    }