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019
020package org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.maxlen;
021
022import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.ObjectAdapter;
023import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.SingleIntValueFacet;
024import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.interactions.ValidatingInteractionAdvisor;
025
026/**
027 * Whether the (string) property or a parameter's length must not exceed a
028 * certain length.
029 * 
030 * <p>
031 * In the standard Apache Isis Programming Model, corresponds to the
032 * <tt>@MaxLength</tt> annotation.
033 */
034public interface MaxLengthFacet extends SingleIntValueFacet, ValidatingInteractionAdvisor {
035
036    /**
037     * Whether the provided string exceeds the maximum length.
038     */
039    public boolean exceeds(ObjectAdapter adapter);
040
041}