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 * Copyright 2011 Vaadin Ltd.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * 
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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package com.vaadin.data.validator;

/**
 * Validator base class for validating strings.
 * <p>
 * To include the value that failed validation in the exception message you can
 * use "{0}" in the error message. This will be replaced with the failed value
 * (converted to string using {@link #toString()}) or "null" if the value is
 * null.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Vaadin Ltd.
 * @since 5.4
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public abstract class AbstractStringValidator extends AbstractValidator<String> {

    /**
     * Constructs a validator for strings.
     * 
     * <p>
     * Null and empty string values are always accepted. To reject empty values,
     * set the field being validated as required.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param errorMessage
     *            the message to be included in an {@link InvalidValueException}
     *            (with "{0}" replaced by the value that failed validation).
     * */
    public AbstractStringValidator(String errorMessage) {
        super(errorMessage);
    }

    @Override
    public Class<String> getType() {
        return String.class;
    }
}
