org.hibernate.validator.method.metadata
Interface MethodDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

ElementDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

MethodDescriptorImpl

public interface MethodDescriptor
extends ElementDescriptor

Describes a method and the constraints associated with it.

Author:

Gunnar Morling, Kevin Pollet - SERLI - (kevin.pollet@serli.com)

Nested Class Summary

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

ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

Method Summary

String	getMethodName() Returns the name of the method represented by this descriptor.
List<ParameterDescriptor>	getParameterDescriptors() Returns a list with descriptors for this method's parameters.
boolean	isCascaded() Whether a cascaded validation for this method's return value shall be performed or not.

Methods inherited from interface javax.validation.metadata.ElementDescriptor

findConstraints, getConstraintDescriptors, getElementClass, hasConstraints

Method Detail

getMethodName

String getMethodName()

Returns the name of the method represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

The name of the method represented by this descriptor.

getParameterDescriptors

List<ParameterDescriptor> getParameterDescriptors()

Returns a list with descriptors for this method's parameters.

The size of this list corresponds with the number of this method's parameters.

Returns:

A list with descriptors for this method's parameters. An empty list will be returned if this method has no parameters.

isCascaded

boolean isCascaded()

Whether a cascaded validation for this method's return value shall be performed or not. This is the case if this method is marked for a cascaded validation (e.g. by annotating it with the Valid annotation) either locally or in the inheritance hierarchy.

Returns:

True, if this method's return value shall be validated recursively, false otherwise.