org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.core

Class MetaConstraint<A extends Annotation>

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.core.MetaConstraint<A>

public class MetaConstraint<A extends Annotation>
extends Object

Instances of this class abstract the constraint type (class, method or field constraint) and give access to meta data about the constraint. This allows a unified handling of constraints in the validator implementation.

Author:

Hardy Ferentschik, Gunnar Morling, Guillaume Smet

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
ConstraintDescriptorImpl<A>	getDescriptor()
ElementType	getElementType()
Set<Class<?>>	getGroupList()
ConstraintLocation	getLocation()
int	hashCode()
boolean	isDefinedForOneGroupOnly()
String	toString()
boolean	validateConstraint(ValidationContext<?> validationContext, ValueContext<?,Object> valueContext)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getGroupList

public final Set<Class<?>> getGroupList()

Returns:

Returns the list of groups this constraint is part of. This might include the default group even when it is not explicitly specified, but part of the redefined default group list of the hosting bean.

isDefinedForOneGroupOnly

public final boolean isDefinedForOneGroupOnly()

getDescriptor

public final ConstraintDescriptorImpl<A> getDescriptor()

getElementType

public final ElementType getElementType()

validateConstraint

public boolean validateConstraint(ValidationContext<?> validationContext,
                                  ValueContext<?,Object> valueContext)

getLocation

public ConstraintLocation getLocation()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object