javax.validation

Interface Path

All Superinterfaces:

Iterable<Path.Node>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PathImpl

public interface Path
extends Iterable<Path.Node>

Represents the navigation path from an object to another in an object graph. Each path element is represented by a Node.

The path corresponds to the succession of nodes in the order they are returned by the Iterator.

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Gunnar Morling, Guillaume Smet

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	Path.BeanNode Node representing a bean.
static interface	Path.ConstructorNode Node representing a constructor.
static interface	Path.ContainerElementNode Node representing an element in a generic container such as Optional, List or Map.
static interface	Path.CrossParameterNode Node representing the element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor.
static interface	Path.MethodNode Node representing a method.
static interface	Path.Node Represents an element of a navigation path.
static interface	Path.ParameterNode Node representing a parameter of a method or constructor.
static interface	Path.PropertyNode Node representing a property.
static interface	Path.ReturnValueNode Node representing the return value of a method or constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	toString() Returns a human-readable representation of this path.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach, iterator, spliterator

Method Detail

toString

String toString()

Returns a human-readable representation of this path.

Clients should not rely on any specific structure of the returned value. Instead they should iterate through the path nodes and obtain any required information by calling the methods on Path.Node and its sub-types.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a human-readable representation of this path

Since:

2.0