javax.validation.metadata

Interface ConstructorDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

ElementDescriptor

public interface ConstructorDescriptor
extends ElementDescriptor

Describes a validated constructor.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Gunnar Morling, Emmanuel Bernard

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.validation.metadata.ElementDescriptor

ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder, ElementDescriptor.Kind

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	areParametersConstrained() Returns true if the constructor parameters are constrained either: because of a constraint on at least one of the parameters because of a cascade on at least one of the parameters (via @Valid) because of at least one cross-parameter constraint Also returns false if there is no parameter.
List<ParameterDescriptor>	getParameterDescriptors() Returns a list with descriptors for this constructor parameters.
ReturnValueDescriptor	getReturnValueDescriptor() Returns a descriptor for this constructor's return value.
boolean	isReturnValueConstrained() Returns true if the constructor return value is constrained either: because of a constraint on the return value because validation is cascaded on the return value (via @Valid) Also returns false if there is no return value.

Methods inherited from interface javax.validation.metadata.ElementDescriptor

as, findConstraints, getConstraintDescriptors, getElementClass, getKind, hasConstraints

Method Detail

getParameterDescriptors

List<ParameterDescriptor> getParameterDescriptors()

Returns a list with descriptors for this constructor parameters. The size of this list corresponds to the number of this constructor parameters.

Returns:

A list with descriptors for this constructor's parameters. An empty list will be returned if this constructor has no parameters, but never null.

getReturnValueDescriptor

ReturnValueDescriptor getReturnValueDescriptor()

Returns a descriptor for this constructor's return value.

Returns:

A descriptor for this constructor's return value.

areParametersConstrained

boolean areParametersConstrained()

Returns true if the constructor parameters are constrained either:

• because of a constraint on at least one of the parameters
• because of a cascade on at least one of the parameters (via @Valid)
• because of at least one cross-parameter constraint

Also returns false if there is no parameter.

Returns:

true if the constructor parameters are constrained

isReturnValueConstrained

boolean isReturnValueConstrained()

Returns true if the constructor return value is constrained either:

• because of a constraint on the return value
• because validation is cascaded on the return value (via @Valid)

Also returns false if there is no return value.

Returns:

true if the constructor return value is constrained