org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.descriptor

Class ElementDescriptorImpl

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.descriptor.ElementDescriptorImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ElementDescriptor

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanDescriptorImpl, CrossParameterDescriptorImpl, ExecutableDescriptorImpl, ParameterDescriptorImpl, PropertyDescriptorImpl, ReturnValueDescriptorImpl

public abstract class ElementDescriptorImpl
extends Object
implements ElementDescriptor, Serializable

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

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Hardy Ferentschik, Gunnar Morling

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.validation.metadata.ElementDescriptor

ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ElementDescriptorImpl(Type type, Set<ConstraintDescriptorImpl<?>> constraintDescriptors, boolean defaultGroupSequenceRedefined, List<Class<?>> defaultGroupSequence)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder	findConstraints() Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.
Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>	getConstraintDescriptors() Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty Set if none are present.
Class<?>	getElementClass()
boolean	hasConstraints()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ElementDescriptorImpl

public ElementDescriptorImpl(Type type,
                             Set<ConstraintDescriptorImpl<?>> constraintDescriptors,
                             boolean defaultGroupSequenceRedefined,
                             List<Class<?>> defaultGroupSequence)

Method Detail

hasConstraints

public final boolean hasConstraints()

Specified by:

hasConstraints in interface ElementDescriptor

Returns:

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

getElementClass

public final Class<?> getElementClass()

Specified by:

getElementClass in interface ElementDescriptor

Returns:

the statically defined returned type

getConstraintDescriptors

public final Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

Description copied from interface: ElementDescriptor

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

Specified by:

getConstraintDescriptors in interface ElementDescriptor

Returns:

Set of constraint descriptors for this element

findConstraints

public final ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder findConstraints()

Description copied from interface: ElementDescriptor

Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.

Specified by:

findConstraints in interface ElementDescriptor

Returns:

ConstraintFinder object