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## org.apache.cayenne.validation
Interface ValidationFailure

All Superinterfaces:
  Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:
  BeanValidationFailure, SimpleValidationFailure

    public interface ValidationFailure

extends Serializable

Definea a single failure during the validation process. Implementing classes may store any extra information to help callers to identify the source and reasons for the failure.

Since:
  1.1
See Also:
  `BeanValidationFailure`

Method Summary
`String` | `getDescription()` Returns a String representation of the error object.
`Object` | `getError()` Returns an user defined error object.
`Object` | `getSource()` Returns the object that has generated the failure.

Method Detail

### getSource

    Object getSource()

  Returns the object that has generated the failure. For example, if a `Person` must have a name and a `ValidationFailure` is created when the user attempts to save it, the `Person` object would be the failure source.

  Returns:
    the failure's source or null in case a source cannot be defined.

### getError

    Object getError()

  Returns an user defined error object.

### getDescription

    String getDescription()

  Returns a String representation of the error object. This is used in log messages and exceptions.

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