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    017package org.apache.commons.validator.routines.checkdigit;
    018
    019import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.CodeValidator;
    020
    021/**
    022 * <b>Check Digit</b> calculation and validation.
    023 * <p>
    024 * The logic for validating check digits has previously been
    025 * embedded within the logic for specific code validation, which
    026 * includes other validations such as verifying the format
    027 * or length of a code. {@link CheckDigit} provides for separating out
    028 * the check digit calculation logic enabling it to be more easily
    029 * tested and reused.
    030 * </p>
    031 * <p>
    032 * Although Commons Validator is primarily concerned with validation,
    033 * {@link CheckDigit} also defines behavior for calculating/generating check
    034 * digits, since it makes sense that users will want to (re-)use the
    035 * same logic for both. The {@link org.apache.commons.validator.routines.ISBNValidator}
    036 * makes specific use of this feature by providing the facility to validate ISBN-10 codes
    037 * and then convert them to the new ISBN-13 standard.
    038 * </p>
    039 * <p>
    040 * CheckDigit is used by the new generic {@link CodeValidator} implementation.
    041 * </p>
    042 *
    043 * <h2>Implementations</h2>
    044 * See the
    045 * <a href="package-summary.html">Package Summary</a> for a full
    046 * list of implementations provided within Commons Validator.
    047 *
    048 * @see org.apache.commons.validator.routines.CodeValidator
    049 * @since 1.4
    050 */
    051public interface CheckDigit {
    052
    053    /**
    054     * Calculates the <i>Check Digit</i> for a code.
    055     *
    056     * @param code The code to calculate the Check Digit for.
    057     * The string must not include the check digit
    058     * @return The calculated Check Digit
    059     * @throws CheckDigitException if an error occurs.
    060     */
    061    String calculate(String code) throws CheckDigitException;
    062
    063    /**
    064     * Validates the check digit for the code.
    065     *
    066     * @param code The code to validate, the string must include the check digit.
    067     * @return {@code true} if the check digit is valid, otherwise
    068     * {@code false}.
    069     */
    070    boolean isValid(String code);
    071
    072}