org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.facets

Interface Validatable

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanMetaData<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanMetaDataImpl, ReturnValueMetaData, ValidatableParametersMetaData

public interface Validatable

Provides a unified view on validatable elements of all kinds, be it Java beans, the arguments passed to a method or the value returned from a method. Allows a unified handling of these elements in the validation routine.

Author:

Gunnar Morling

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Iterable<Cascadable>	getCascadables() Returns the cascaded elements of this validatable, e.g.
boolean	hasCascadables() Returns true if this validatable has at least one cascadable element, false otherwise.

Method Detail

getCascadables

java.lang.Iterable<Cascadable> getCascadables()

Returns the cascaded elements of this validatable, e.g. the properties of a bean or the parameters of a method annotated with @Valid.

Returns:

The cascaded elements of this validatable.

hasCascadables

boolean hasCascadables()

Returns true if this validatable has at least one cascadable element, false otherwise.