javax.validation.metadata

Interface ElementDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanDescriptor, ConstructorDescriptor, ContainerElementTypeDescriptor, CrossParameterDescriptor, ExecutableDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, ParameterDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, ReturnValueDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanDescriptorImpl, ContainerElementTypeDescriptorImpl, CrossParameterDescriptorImpl, ElementDescriptorImpl, ExecutableDescriptorImpl, ParameterDescriptorImpl, PropertyDescriptorImpl, ReturnValueDescriptorImpl

public interface ElementDescriptor

Describes a validated element (class, property, method etc.).

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Hardy Ferentschik, Gunnar Morling

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

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

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()

Method Detail

hasConstraints

boolean hasConstraints()

Returns:

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

getElementClass

Class<?> getElementClass()

Returns:

the statically defined returned type

getConstraintDescriptors

Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

Returns 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()

Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.

Returns:

ConstraintFinder object