<?php
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*
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*
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* @category Zend
* @package Zend_Validate
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
* @license http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
* @version $Id$
*/

/**
* @category Zend
* @package Zend_Validate
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
* @license http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
*/
interface Zend_Validate_Interface
{
/**
* Returns true if and only if $value meets the validation requirements
*
* If $value fails validation, then this method returns false, and
* getMessages() will return an array of messages that explain why the
* validation failed.
*
* @param mixed $value
* @return boolean
* @throws Zend_Validate_Exception If validation of $value is impossible
*/
public function isValid($value);

/**
* Returns an array of messages that explain why the most recent isValid()
* call returned false. The array keys are validation failure message identifiers,
* and the array values are the corresponding human-readable message strings.
*
* If isValid() was never called or if the most recent isValid() call
* returned true, then this method returns an empty array.
*
* @return array
*/
public function getMessages();
}