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namespace MongoDB.Bson.IO
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents an element name validator. Used by BsonWriters when WriteName is called
    /// to determine if the element name is valid.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IElementNameValidator
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the validator to use for child content (a nested document or array).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="elementName">The name of the element.</param>
        /// <returns>The validator to use for child content.</returns>
        IElementNameValidator GetValidatorForChildContent(string elementName);

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether the element name is valid.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="elementName">The name of the element.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the element name is valid.</returns>
        bool IsValidElementName(string elementName);
    }
}
