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+/* 
+   NSUserInterfaceValidation.h
+
+   Protocols for interface item validation
+
+   Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   Author: Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
+   Date: 2001
+   
+   This file is part of the GNUstep GUI Library.
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
+   If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/ 
+#ifndef _GNUstep_H_NSUserInterfaceValidation
+#define _GNUstep_H_NSUserInterfaceValidation
+
+@protocol NSValidatedUserInterfaceItem
+
+- (SEL)action;
+- (int)tag;
+@end
+
+@protocol NSUserInterfaceValidations
+
+- (BOOL)validateUserInterfaceItem:(id <NSValidatedUserInterfaceItem>)anItem;
+@end
+
+#endif // _GNUstep_H_NSUserInterfaceValidation