ContentService.Validator (Atlassian Confluence 8.5.7 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContentServiceImpl.ValidatorImpl

Enclosing interface:

ContentService
```
public static interface ContentService.Validator
```
Provides methods for validating the create, update and delete methods.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ValidationResult`	`validateCreate(Content newContent)`	Validate that a piece of content can be included, including permission checks.
`ValidationResult`	`validateDelete(Content content)`	Validate that a piece of content can be deleted, including permission checks.

- Method Detail
  - validateDelete
```
ValidationResult validateDelete(Content content)
```
    Validate that a piece of content can be deleted, including permission checks.
    
    "Deletion" here refers to the operation ContentService.delete(Content) which may have different outcomes based on the type of content being deleted and its current status.
    
    Parameters:
    
    content - the content to be deleted
    
    Returns:
    
    an immutable Validation result.
  - validateCreate
```
ValidationResult validateCreate(Content newContent)
                         throws ServiceException
```
    Validate that a piece of content can be included, including permission checks.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newContent - the content to be created
    
    Returns:
    
    an immutable Validation result.
    
    Throws:
    
    ServiceException