.. _reference.validators:

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Validators
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.. php:namespace:: Ramsey\Uuid\Validator

.. php:interface:: ValidatorInterface

    .. php:method:: getPattern()

        :returns: The regular expression pattern used by this validator
        :returntype: ``string``

    .. php:method:: validate($uuid)

        :param string $uuid: The string to validate as a UUID
        :returns: True if the provided string represents a UUID, false otherwise
        :returntype: ``bool``

.. php:class:: GenericValidator

    Implements :php:interface:`Ramsey\\Uuid\\Validator\\ValidatorInterface`.

    GenericValidator validates strings as UUIDs of any variant.

.. php:namespace:: Ramsey\Uuid\Rfc4122

.. php:class:: Validator

    Implements :php:interface:`Ramsey\\Uuid\\Validator\\ValidatorInterface`.

    Rfc4122\Validator validates strings as UUIDs of the RFC 4122 variant.