1 /**
2 * Copyright 2005-2014 The Kuali Foundation
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9 *
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11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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15 */
16 package org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.validation.constraint;
17
18 /**
19 * Constraint that restricts the length of a string to some predefined maximum and/or minimum
20 *
21 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
22 * @since 1.1
23 */
24 public interface LengthConstraint extends DataTypeConstraint {
25
26 /**
27 * Determines the maximum size of the field
28 *
29 * <p>
30 * The maximum size is used for data entry, data edit and display purposes.
31 * </p>
32 *
33 * @return Integer specifying maximum length of field
34 */
35 Integer getMaxLength();
36
37 /**
38 * Determines the minimum size of the field
39 *
40 * <p>
41 * The minimum size is used for data entry, data edit and display purposes.
42 * </p>
43 *
44 * @return Integer specifying minimum length of field
45 */
46 Integer getMinLength();
47
48 }