if buf.Len() > 0 {
				buf.WriteString("&")
			}
			buf.WriteString(t.String())
		}
		return buf.String()
	}
	return ""
}

// Validate - validates the rule element
func (r Rule) Validate() error {
	if err := r.validateID(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := r.validateStatus(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := r.validateExpiration(); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	}
	return ""
}

// Validate - validates the rule element
func (r Rule) Validate(bucket string, sameTarget bool) error {
	if err := r.validateID(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := r.validateStatus(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := r.validateFilter(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := r.DeleteMarkerReplication.Validate(); err != nil {
		return err
	}

    private boolean validateId(
            String fieldName, ModelProblemCollector problems, String id, InputLocationTracker tracker) {
        return validateId(EMPTY, fieldName, problems, Severity.ERROR, Version.BASE, id, null, tracker);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:parameternumber")
    private boolean validateId(
            String prefix,
            String fieldName,

        }
    }

    /**
     * Validates a string is not null or empty
     *
     * @param value the string to validate
     * @param fieldName the field name for error reporting
     * @return the validated string
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if string is null or empty
     */

    public int getPointer() {
        return this.pointer;
    }

    /**
     * Validates the provided string against this structure's metadata.
     * Checks that the string length matches the expected length and that
     * null strings have a zero pointer.
     *
     * @param string the string to validate
     * @return the validated string
     * @throws PACDecodingException if validation fails
     */

     *
     * @param repositories the list of repositories to validate, may be {@code null}
     * @return the same list if validation passes, or {@code null} if input was {@code null}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the list contains duplicate repositories
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the list contains null repository entries
     */
    default List<RemoteRepository> validate(List<RemoteRepository> repositories) {

	}

	// ExecObjectLayerAPIAnonTest - Calls the HTTP API handler using the anonymous request, validates the ErrAccessDeniedResponse,
	// sets the bucket policy using the policy statement generated from `getReadOnlyBucketStatement` so that the
	// unsigned request goes through and its validated again.

// isEmpty returns true if Tags field is null
func (a And) isEmpty() bool {
	return len(a.Tags) == 0 && a.Prefix == ""
}

// Validate - validates the And field
func (a And) Validate() error {
	if a.ContainsDuplicateTag() {
		return errDuplicateTagKey
	}
	for _, t := range a.Tags {
		if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

	var trw transitionWrapper
	err := d.DecodeElement(&trw, &startElement)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	*t = Transition(trw)
	t.set = true
	return nil
}

// Validate - validates the "Transition" element
func (t Transition) Validate() error {
	if !t.set {
		return nil
	}

	if !t.IsDateNull() && t.Days > 0 {
		return errTransitionInvalid
	}

	if t.StorageClass == "" {

// isEmpty returns true if Tags field is null
func (a And) isEmpty() bool {
	return len(a.Tags) == 0 && !a.Prefix.set &&
		a.ObjectSizeGreaterThan == 0 && a.ObjectSizeLessThan == 0
}

// Validate - validates the And field
func (a And) Validate() error {
	// > This is used in a Lifecycle Rule Filter to apply a logical AND to two or more predicates.
	// ref: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_LifecycleRuleAndOperator.html