org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context

Interface ConstraintDefinitionContext<A extends Annotation>

Type Parameters:

A - The annotation type represented by this context.

All Superinterfaces:

ConstraintDefinitionTarget, ConstraintMappingTarget, TypeTarget

public interface ConstraintDefinitionContext<A extends Annotation>
extends ConstraintMappingTarget

Constraint mapping creational context representing a constraint (i.e. annotation type). Allows to define which validators should validate this constraint.

Author:

Yoann Rodiere

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	ConstraintDefinitionContext.ConstraintValidatorDefinitionContext<A extends Annotation,T> Allows to specify a validation implementation for the given constraint and data type using a Lambda expression or method reference.
static interface	ConstraintDefinitionContext.ValidationCallable<T> Callable implementing a validation routine.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>	includeExistingValidators(boolean includeExistingValidators) Specifies whether validators already mapped to this constraint (i.e.
ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>	validatedBy(Class<? extends ConstraintValidator<A,?>> validator) Adds a new validator to validate this constraint.
<T> ConstraintDefinitionContext.ConstraintValidatorDefinitionContext<A,T>	validateType(Class<T> type) Allows to configure a validation implementation using a Lambda expression or method reference.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context.TypeTarget

type

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context.ConstraintDefinitionTarget

constraintDefinition

Method Detail

includeExistingValidators

ConstraintDefinitionContext<A> includeExistingValidators(boolean includeExistingValidators)

Specifies whether validators already mapped to this constraint (i.e. defined in the annotation declaration through Constraint.validatedBy() or the validation engine defaults) should be included or not.

Parameters:

includeExistingValidators - Whether or not to use already-mapped validators when validating this constraint.

Returns:

This context for method chaining.

validatedBy

ConstraintDefinitionContext<A> validatedBy(Class<? extends ConstraintValidator<A,?>> validator)

Adds a new validator to validate this constraint.

Parameters:

validator - The validator to add.

Returns:

This context for method chaining.

validateType

@Incubating
<T> ConstraintDefinitionContext.ConstraintValidatorDefinitionContext<A,T> validateType(Class<T> type)

Allows to configure a validation implementation using a Lambda expression or method reference. Useful for simple validations without the need for accessing constraint properties or customization of error messages etc.

Parameters:

type - The type of the value to validate

Returns:

This context for method chaining