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019    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.client;
020    
021    
022    import javax.naming.NamingException;
023    
024    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.entry.EntryAttribute;
025    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.SyntaxChecker;
026    
027    
028    /**
029     * The server specific interface extending the EntryAttribute interface. It adds
030     * three more methods which are Server side.
031     *
032     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
033     * @version $Rev$, $Date$
034     */
035    public interface ClientAttribute extends EntryAttribute
036    {
037        /**
038         * Checks to see if this attribute is valid along with the values it contains.
039         *
040         * @param checker The syntax checker
041         * @return true if the attribute and it's values are valid, false otherwise
042         * @throws NamingException if there is a failure to check syntaxes of values
043         */
044        boolean isValid( SyntaxChecker checker) throws NamingException;
045    }