org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.provider

Class AnnotationMetaDataProvider

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.validator.internal.metadata.provider.AnnotationMetaDataProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetaDataProvider

public class AnnotationMetaDataProvider
extends Object
implements MetaDataProvider

MetaDataProvider which reads the metadata from annotations which is the default configuration source.

Author:

Gunnar Morling, Hardy Ferentschik

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AnnotationMetaDataProvider(ConstraintHelper constraintHelper, javax.validation.ParameterNameProvider parameterNameProvider, AnnotationProcessingOptions annotationProcessingOptions)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AnnotationProcessingOptions	getAnnotationProcessingOptions() Returns the annotation processing options as configured by this provider.
<T> List<BeanConfiguration<? super T>>	getBeanConfigurationForHierarchy(Class<T> beanClass) Returns a list with the configurations for all types contained in the given type's hierarchy (including implemented interfaces) starting at the specified type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AnnotationMetaDataProvider

public AnnotationMetaDataProvider(ConstraintHelper constraintHelper,
                          javax.validation.ParameterNameProvider parameterNameProvider,
                          AnnotationProcessingOptions annotationProcessingOptions)

Method Detail

getAnnotationProcessingOptions

public AnnotationProcessingOptions getAnnotationProcessingOptions()

Description copied from interface: MetaDataProvider

Returns the annotation processing options as configured by this provider.

Specified by:

getAnnotationProcessingOptions in interface MetaDataProvider

Returns:

The annotation processing options as configured by this provider.

getBeanConfigurationForHierarchy

public <T> List<BeanConfiguration<? super T>> getBeanConfigurationForHierarchy(Class<T> beanClass)

Description copied from interface: MetaDataProvider

Returns a list with the configurations for all types contained in the given type's hierarchy (including implemented interfaces) starting at the specified type.

Specified by:

getBeanConfigurationForHierarchy in interface MetaDataProvider

Parameters:

beanClass - The type of interest.

Returns:

A set with the configurations for the complete hierarchy of the given type. May be empty, but never null.