org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.facets
Interface Cascadable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ParameterMetaData, PropertyMetaData, ReturnValueMetaData

public interface Cascadable

Provides a unified view on cascadable elements of all kinds, be it properties of a Java bean, the arguments passed to an executable or the value returned from an executable. Allows a unified handling of these elements in the validation routine.

Author:

Gunnar Morling

Method Summary

Class<?>	convertGroup(Class<?> originalGroup) Converts the given validation group as per the group conversion configuration for this element (as e.g.
ElementType	getElementType()
Set<GroupConversionDescriptor>	getGroupConversionDescriptors() Returns a set with GroupConversionDescriptors representing the group conversions of this cascadable.
ElementKind	getKind() Returns the element kind of this cascadable.
String	getName() Returns the name of this cascadable element.
Object	getValue(Object parent) Retrieves the value of this element from the given object.

Method Detail

convertGroup

Class<?> convertGroup(Class<?> originalGroup)

Converts the given validation group as per the group conversion configuration for this element (as e.g. specified via @ConvertGroup.

Parameters:

originalGroup - The group to convert.

Returns:

The converted group. Will be the original group itself in case no conversion is to be performed.

getGroupConversionDescriptors

Set<GroupConversionDescriptor> getGroupConversionDescriptors()

Returns a set with GroupConversionDescriptors representing the group conversions of this cascadable.

Returns:

A set with group conversion descriptors. May be empty, but never null.

getElementType

ElementType getElementType()

getValue

Object getValue(Object parent)

Retrieves the value of this element from the given object.

Parameters:

parent - The object to retrieve the value from.

Returns:

This element's value.

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this cascadable element.

Returns:

The name of this cascadable element.

getKind

ElementKind getKind()

Returns the element kind of this cascadable.

Returns:

The kind of this cascadable.