Package org.hibernate.validator.cfg

Class AnnotationDef<C extends AnnotationDef<C,A>,A extends 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

public abstract class AnnotationDef<C extends AnnotationDef<C,A>,A extends Annotation>
extends 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	Description
protected	AnnotationDef(Class<A> annotationType)
protected	AnnotationDef(AnnotationDef<?,A> original)

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AnnotationDef

protected AnnotationDef(Class<A> annotationType)

AnnotationDef

protected AnnotationDef(AnnotationDef<?,A> original)

Method Details

addParameter

protected C addParameter(String key,
 Object value)

addAnnotationAsParameter

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

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object