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    014package org.apache.tapestry5.internal;
    015
    016/**
    017 * Defines a context for validating beans.
    018 *
    019 * @since 5.2.0
    020 */
    021public interface BeanValidationContext
    022{
    023    /**
    024     * Returns the type of the object to validate. This method is needed for client side validation.
    025     */
    026    Class getBeanType();
    027
    028    /**
    029     * Return the object to validate.
    030     */
    031    Object getBeanInstance();
    032
    033    /**
    034     * Returns name of the property to validate. The current name is overwritten by every form field.
    035     */
    036    String getCurrentProperty();
    037
    038    /**
    039     * Sets name of the property to validate.
    040     *
    041     * @param propertyName name of the property
    042     */
    043    void setCurrentProperty(String propertyName);
    044}