javax.validation.metadata

Interface ElementDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, ParameterDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, TypeDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanDescriptorImpl, ElementDescriptorImpl, MethodDescriptorImpl, ParameterDescriptorImpl, PropertyDescriptorImpl

public interface ElementDescriptor

Describes a validated element (class, field or property).

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Hardy Ferentschik

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder Declare restrictions on retrieved constraints.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder	findConstraints() Find constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.
Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>	getConstraintDescriptors() Return all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty Set if none are present.
Class<?>	getElementClass()
boolean	hasConstraints() Return true if at least one constraint declaration is present for this element in the class hierarchy, false otherwise.

Method Detail

hasConstraints

boolean hasConstraints()

Return true if at least one constraint declaration is present for this element in the class hierarchy, false otherwise.

getElementClass

Class<?> getElementClass()

Returns:

Statically defined returned type.

getConstraintDescriptors

Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

Return all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty Set if none are present.

Returns:

Set of constraint descriptors for this element

findConstraints

ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder findConstraints()

Find constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.

Returns:

ConstraintFinder object.