package org.apache.lucene.server.params;

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/** Base class for al types. */
public abstract class Type {

  /** Sole constructor. */
  protected Type() {
  }

  /** Confirms that the object is a valid item matching the
   *  type; if it is not, throw {@code
   *  IllegalArgumentException}. */
  public abstract void validate(Object o);
}
