MetadataValidator (GeoAPI conformance 3.1-SNAPSHOT)

Object
- Validator
- - MetadataValidator

Direct Known Subclasses:

CitationValidator, ExtentValidator, MetadataBaseValidator
```
public abstract class MetadataValidator
extends Validator
```
Base class for validators of org.opengis.metadata package and sub-packages.
This class is provided for users wanting to override the validation methods. When the default behavior is sufficient, the Validators static methods provide a more convenient way to validate various kinds of objects.

Since:

2.2

- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from class Validator
    container, DEFAULT_TOLERANCE, enforceForbiddenAttributes, logger, requireMandatoryAttributes
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Modifier Constructor Description
  
  protected MetadataValidator(ValidatorContainer container, String packageName)
  Creates a new validator instance.
- Method Summary
  - Methods inherited from class Validator
    conditional, forbidden, mandatory, validate
  - Methods inherited from class Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MetadataValidator
```
protected MetadataValidator(ValidatorContainer container,
                            String packageName)
```
    Creates a new validator instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    container - the set of validators to use for validating other kinds of objects (see field javadoc).
    
    packageName - the name of the package containing the classes to be validated.