org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context

Interface PropertyTarget

All Known Subinterfaces:

PropertyConstraintMappingContext, TypeConstraintMappingContext<C>

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeConstraintMappingContextImpl

public interface PropertyTarget

Facet of a constraint mapping creational context which allows to the select the bean property to which the next operations shall apply.

Author:

Kevin Pollet <kevin.pollet@serli.com> (C) 2011 SERLI, Gunnar Morling

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyConstraintMappingContext	property(String property, ElementType type) Selects a property to which the next operations shall apply.

Method Detail

property

PropertyConstraintMappingContext property(String property,
                                          ElementType type)

Selects a property to which the next operations shall apply.

Until this method is called constraints apply on class level. After calling this method constraints apply on the specified property with the given access type.

A given property may only be configured once.

Parameters:

property - The property on which to apply the following constraints (Java Bean notation).

type - The access type (field/property).

Returns:

A creational context representing the selected property.