code: private void validateChannelName(final String channelName) throws InvalidChannelName
      {
          if (!this._isConsole)
          {
              if (!TechType.hasValidTech(channelName))
              {
                  throw new InvalidChannelName("Invalid channelName: " + channelName + ". Unknown tech."); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
              }
  
              // Check we have the expected hypen
              final int hypen = channelName.indexOf("-"); //$NON-NLS-1$
              if (hypen == -1)
              {
                  throw new InvalidChannelName("Invalid channelName: " + channelName + ". Missing hypen."); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
              }
  
              // Check we have the expected slash
              final int slash = channelName.indexOf("/"); //$NON-NLS-1$
              if (slash == -1)
              {
                  throw new InvalidChannelName("Invalid channelName: " + channelName + ". Missing slash."); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
              }
  
              // Check that the hypen is after the slash.
              if (hypen < slash)
              {
                  throw new InvalidChannelName("Invalid channelName: " + channelName + ". Hypen must be after the slash."); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
              }
  
              // Check that there is at least one characters between the hypen and
              // the
              // slash
              if ((hypen - slash) < 2)
              {
                  throw new InvalidChannelName("Invalid channelName: " + channelName //$NON-NLS-1$
                          + ". Must be one character between the hypen and the slash."); //$NON-NLS-1$
              }
  
              // Check that the channel sequence number is at least 1 character
              // long.
              if ((channelName.length() - hypen) < 2)
              {
                  throw new InvalidChannelName("Invalid channelName: " + channelName //$NON-NLS-1$
                          + ". The channel sequence number must be at least 1 character."); //$NON-NLS-1$
              }
          }
  
      }
docs: validates the channel name. Validate is to be called after the channel
  has been cleaned.
  
  @param channelName
  @throws InvalidChannelName