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- All Known Subinterfaces:
- BeanDescriptor, ConstructorDescriptor, CrossParameterDescriptor, ExecutableDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, ParameterDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, ReturnValueDescriptor
public interface ElementDescriptor
Describes a validated element (class, property, method etc.).- Author:
- Emmanuel Bernard, Hardy Ferentschik, Gunnar Morling
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Nested Class Summary
Nested Classes Modifier and Type Interface and Description static interface
ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder
Declares restrictions on retrieved constraints.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder
findConstraints()
Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>
getConstraintDescriptors()
Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an emptySet
if none are present.Class<?>
getElementClass()
boolean
hasConstraints()
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Method Detail
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hasConstraints
boolean hasConstraints()
- Returns:
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true
if at least one constraint declaration is present for this element in the class hierarchy,false
otherwise
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getElementClass
Class<?> getElementClass()
- Returns:
- the statically defined returned type
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getConstraintDescriptors
Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()
Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an emptySet
if none are present.- Returns:
Set
of constraint descriptors for this element
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findConstraints
ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder findConstraints()
Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.- Returns:
ConstraintFinder
object
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