javax.validation.metadata

Interface ContainerDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

ContainerElementTypeDescriptor, ParameterDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, ReturnValueDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContainerElementTypeDescriptorImpl, ParameterDescriptorImpl, PropertyDescriptorImpl, ReturnValueDescriptorImpl

public interface ContainerDescriptor

Represents an element that might be a container, thus allowing container element constraints.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Guillaume Smet

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<ContainerElementTypeDescriptor>	getConstrainedContainerElementTypes() If this element is of a container type, e.g.

Method Detail

getConstrainedContainerElementTypes

Set<ContainerElementTypeDescriptor> getConstrainedContainerElementTypes()

If this element is of a container type, e.g. List or Map, a set of descriptors of those container element types is returned, which are constrained or marked with Valid. A container element type is constrained, if it hosts at least one constraint.

In the context of properties and method return values, container element types of super-types are considered.

Returns:

the set of descriptors representing the container element types that are constrained or are marked with Valid. An empty set will be returned if this element is not of a container type or is of a container type but there are no container element types hosting constraints or marked with Valid.