Interface ValidationContext.AnnotationFactory

Enclosing interface:
ValidationContext
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface public static interface ValidationContext.AnnotationFactory
Factory for creating an Annotation Adapter for a given annotation.
  • Method Details

    • create

      ValidationAdapter<?> create(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, ValidationContext ctx, Set<Class<?>> groups, Map<String,Object> attributes)
      Create and return a ValidationAdapter given the type and annotations or return null. Returning null means that the adapter could be created by another factory.
      Parameters:
      annotationType - The annotation type for which the adapter is being created
      ctx - The validation context
      groups - The validation groups associated with the annotation
      attributes - The attributes associated with the annotation
      Returns:
      The created validation adapter or null if not applicable