org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context

Interface ConstraintDefinitionTarget

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>, ConstraintMappingTarget, ContainerElementConstraintMappingContext, CrossParameterConstraintMappingContext, ParameterConstraintMappingContext, PropertyConstraintMappingContext, ReturnValueConstraintMappingContext, TypeConstraintMappingContext<C>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContainerElementConstraintMappingContextImpl, TypeConstraintMappingContextImpl

public interface ConstraintDefinitionTarget

Facet of a constraint definition creational context which allows to select the constraint (annotation type) to which the next operations shall apply.

Author:

Yoann Rodiere

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>	constraintDefinition(java.lang.Class<A> annotationType) Selects the constraint (i.e.

Method Detail

constraintDefinition

<A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> ConstraintDefinitionContext<A> constraintDefinition(java.lang.Class<A> annotationType)

Selects the constraint (i.e. annotation type) to which the next operations shall apply. A given constraint may only be configured once.

Type Parameters:

A - The annotation type to select.

Parameters:

annotationType - The annotation type to select. This type must be an @interface annotated with javax.validation.Constraint.

Returns:

A creational context representing the selected constraint.