Constraint (Open Traffic Sim base classes 1.04.02 API)

Type Parameters:

T - value type

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassCollectionConstraint, ClassConstraint, CollectionConstraint, DualBound, MultiConstraint, NumericConstraint, SingleBound, SubCollectionConstraint
```
public interface Constraint<T>
```
Interface for a parameter constraint.
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Version:

$Revision$, $LastChangedDate$, by $Author$, initial version 30 jun. 2017

Author:

Alexander Verbraeck, Peter Knoppers, Wouter Schakel

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`accept(T value)`	Checks whether the value complies with constraints.
`java.lang.String`	`failMessage()`	Returns a message for value failure, pointing to a parameter using '%s'.

- Method Detail
  - accept
```
boolean accept(T value)
```
    Checks whether the value complies with constraints.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - T; Value to check.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the value complies with constraints.
  - failMessage
```
java.lang.String failMessage()
```
    Returns a message for value failure, pointing to a parameter using '%s'.
    
    Returns:
    
    Message for value failure, pointing to a parameter using '%s'.