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+/* InputVerifier.java --
+ Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+package javax.swing;
+
+
+/**
+ * Verifies the user input on a component before the focus is shifted.
+ * It is sometimes necessary that input components have a valid state before
+ * they loose focus. Such components can have a <code>InputVerifier</code>
+ * subclass registered, that permits or vetos a focus change request.
+ *
+ * @author Andrew Selkirk
+ */
+public abstract class InputVerifier
+{
+ /**
+ * Creates a <code>InputVerifier</code>
+ */
+ public InputVerifier()
+ {
+ // Nothing to do here.
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * verify
+ *
+ * @param component the component to verify
+ *
+ * @return <code>true</code> if valid, <code>false</code> otherwise.
+ */
+ public abstract boolean verify(JComponent component);
+
+ /**
+ * shouldYieldFocus
+ *
+ * @param component the component to verify
+ *
+ * @return <code>true</code> if valid, <code>false</code> otherwise.
+ */
+ public boolean shouldYieldFocus(JComponent component)
+ {
+ return verify(component);
+ }
+}