EntityNameValidation (XWiki Platform - Model - Validation - API 15.4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEntityNameValidation
```
@Role
public interface EntityNameValidation
```
Define a strategy to validate or transform an entity reference.

Since:

12.0RC1

Version:

$Id: 8dcc0f3031bbe9292223c21b5ed2c48025b94154 $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isValid(String name)`	Validate a name against a set of rules: usually a pattern is used to validate a name.
`boolean`	`isValid(EntityReference entityReference)`	Validate that the given `EntityReference` respects the current policy.
`String`	`transform(String name)`	Transforms a name such as `isValid(String)` return `true`.
`EntityReference`	`transform(EntityReference entityReference)`	Aims at transforming an entity reference such as `isValid(EntityReference)` returns true.

- Method Detail
  - transform
```
String transform(String name)
```
    Transforms a name such as isValid(String) return true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - a name that should be transformed to be validated.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new name with some changes to make it valid. Or exactly name if it was already valid.
  - isValid
```
boolean isValid(String name)
```
    Validate a name against a set of rules: usually a pattern is used to validate a name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name to validate.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it's correct according to the current policy.
  - transform
```
EntityReference transform(EntityReference entityReference)
```
    Aims at transforming an entity reference such as isValid(EntityReference) returns true. Note that this method should return exactly entityReference if isValid(EntityReference) already returns true for it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entityReference - the entity reference on which to perform transformation.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new EntityReference with the fewer possible transformation to make it pass isValid(EntityReference).
  - isValid
```
boolean isValid(EntityReference entityReference)
```
    Validate that the given EntityReference respects the current policy.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entityReference - the entity reference to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the policy is respected.