include format in validation

git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/jackcess/code/jackcess/trunk@147 f203690c-595d-4dc9-a70b-905162fa7fd2

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Column.java b/src/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Column.java
index c455575..033e933 100644
--- a/src/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Column.java
+++ b/src/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Column.java
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ public class Column implements Comparable<Column> {
    *
    * @throw IllegalArgumentException if this column definition is invalid.
    */
-  public void validate() {
+  public void validate(JetFormat format) {
+    if(_format != format) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("format must be " + format +
+                                         " but is " + _format);
+    }
     if(getType() == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("must have type");
     }