javax.validation.constraintvalidation

Enum ValidationTarget

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ValidationTarget>

javax.validation.constraintvalidation.ValidationTarget

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ValidationTarget>

public enum ValidationTarget
extends Enum<ValidationTarget>

List of possible targets for a ConstraintValidator.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ANNOTATED_ELEMENT (Returned) element annotated by the constraint.
PARAMETERS Array of parameters of the annotated method or constructor (aka cross-parameter).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ValidationTarget	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ValidationTarget[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

ANNOTATED_ELEMENT

public static final ValidationTarget ANNOTATED_ELEMENT

(Returned) element annotated by the constraint.

PARAMETERS

public static final ValidationTarget PARAMETERS

Array of parameters of the annotated method or constructor (aka cross-parameter).

Method Detail

values

public static ValidationTarget[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (ValidationTarget c : ValidationTarget.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static ValidationTarget valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null