org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.facets

Interface Cascadable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FieldCascadable, GetterCascadable, ParameterMetaData, ReturnValueMetaData

public interface Cascadable

Provides a unified view on cascadable elements of all kinds, be it properties of a Java bean, the arguments passed to an executable or the value returned from an executable. Allows a unified handling of these elements in the validation routine.

Author:

Gunnar Morling

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	Cascadable.Builder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	appendTo(PathImpl path) Appends this cascadable element to the given path.
Type	getCascadableType() Returns the data type of this cascadable, e.g.
CascadingMetaData	getCascadingMetaData() Returns cascading metadata of this cascadable element.
ElementType	getElementType() Returns the element type of the cascadable.
Object	getValue(Object parent) Returns the value of this cacadable from the given parent.

Method Detail

getElementType

ElementType getElementType()

Returns the element type of the cascadable.

Returns:

Returns the element type of the cascadable.

getCascadableType

Type getCascadableType()

Returns the data type of this cascadable, e.g. the type of a bean property or the return type of a method.

Returns:

This cascadable type.

getValue

Object getValue(Object parent)

Returns the value of this cacadable from the given parent.

appendTo

void appendTo(PathImpl path)

Appends this cascadable element to the given path.

getCascadingMetaData

CascadingMetaData getCascadingMetaData()

Returns cascading metadata of this cascadable element. Also contains the cascading metadata of the potential container element types.