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    012package org.apache.tapestry5.internal;
    013
    014/**
    015 * Defines a context for validating beans.
    016 *
    017 * @since 5.2.0
    018 */
    019public interface BeanValidationContext
    020{
    021    /**
    022     * Returns the type of the object to validate. This method is needed for client side validation.
    023     */
    024    Class getBeanType();
    025
    026    /**
    027     * Return the object to validate.
    028     */
    029    Object getBeanInstance();
    030
    031    /**
    032     * Returns name of the property to validate. The current name is overwritten by every form field.
    033     */
    034    String getCurrentProperty();
    035
    036    /**
    037     * Sets name of the property to validate.
    038     *
    039     * @param propertyName name of the property
    040     */
    041    void setCurrentProperty(String propertyName);
    042}