org.hibernate.validator.cfg

Class AnnotationDef<C extends AnnotationDef<C,A>,A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.validator.cfg.AnnotationDef<C,A>

Type Parameters:

C - The type of a concrete sub type. Following to the "self referencing generic type" pattern each sub type has to be parametrized with itself.

A - The constraint annotation type represented by a concrete sub type.

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConstraintDef, SafeHtmlDef.AttributeDef, SafeHtmlDef.TagDef

public abstract class AnnotationDef<C extends AnnotationDef<C,A>,A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>
extends java.lang.Object

Base class for all annotation definition types.

Note that any protected member in this type and its subtypes are not part of the public API and are only meant for internal use.

Author:

Hardy Ferentschik, Gunnar Morling, Marko Bekhta, Guillaume Smet

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AnnotationDef(AnnotationDef<?,A> original)
protected	AnnotationDef(java.lang.Class<A> annotationType)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected C	addAnnotationAsParameter(java.lang.String key, AnnotationDef<?,?> value)
protected C	addParameter(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AnnotationDef

protected AnnotationDef(java.lang.Class<A> annotationType)

AnnotationDef

protected AnnotationDef(AnnotationDef<?,A> original)

Method Detail

addParameter

protected C addParameter(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.Object value)

addAnnotationAsParameter

protected C addAnnotationAsParameter(java.lang.String key,
                                     AnnotationDef<?,?> value)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object