MetadataValidator (MzTab-M 2.0 reference implementation. 1.0.4 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the parsed object to validate.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AssayValidator, CvValidator, DatabaseValidator, MsRunValidator, MzTabIdValidator, MzTabVersionValidator, QuantificationMethodValidator, SmallMoleculeFeatureQuantificationUnitValidator, SmallMoleculeIdConfidenceMeasureValidator, SmallMoleculeQuantificationUnitValidator, SoftwareValidator, StudyVariableValidator
```
public interface MetadataValidator<T>
```
Implementations of the parsing validator are applied to the type object during the parsing process.

Author:

nilshoffmann

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default List<MZTabError>`	`validateRefine(T t, MZTabParserContext parserContext)`	Validate the given object of type T, using the provided parser context to check state of not yet completely parsed and constructed mzTab hierarchy.

- Method Detail
  - validateRefine
```
default List<MZTabError> validateRefine(T t,
                                        MZTabParserContext parserContext)
```
    Validate the given object of type T, using the provided parser context to check state of not yet completely parsed and constructed mzTab hierarchy.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the object to validate
    
    parserContext - the parser context
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of MZTabError, maybe empty.