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+package at.asit.pdfover.pdfsignator.profileproperties.validators;
+
+import at.asit.pdfover.pdfsignator.InvalidPropertyTypeException;
+import at.asit.pdfover.pdfsignator.InvalidPropertyValueException;
+import at.asit.pdfover.pdfsignator.profileproperties.ProfileProperty;
+
+/**
+ * Validates the value of a property
+ */
+public abstract class PropertyValidator {
+	
+	/**
+	 * The priority of this property should determine the order of validations
+	 */
+	protected int priority = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Called to validate the value of the given property and throws an InvalidPropertyValueException if value is invalid
+	 * @param propety
+	 * @throws InvalidPropertyValueException
+	 */
+	public abstract void validate(ProfileProperty property) throws InvalidPropertyValueException, InvalidPropertyTypeException;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets the priority of this validator
+	 * @param value The new priority
+	 */
+	public void SetPriority(int value) {
+		this.priority = value;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the priority of this validator
+	 * @return The priority of this validator
+	 */
+	public int GetPriority() {
+		return this.priority;
+	}
+	
+	public abstract void CheckPropertyType(ProfileProperty property) throws InvalidPropertyTypeException;
+}