# ConstraintViolation.java

    /*
     * Copyright (c) 2007, Rickard Öberg. All Rights Reserved.
     *
     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
     * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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    package org.qi4j.api.constraint;

    import java.io.Serializable;
    import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

    /**
     * When a constraint violation has occurred (ie Constraint.isValid has returned false) it
     * is put in a collection of all violations that have occurred for this value check.
     */
    public final class ConstraintViolation
        implements Serializable
    {
        private String name;
        private final Annotation constraint;
        private final Object value;

        public ConstraintViolation( String name, Annotation constraint, Object value )
        {
            this.name = name;
            this.constraint = constraint;
            this.value = value;
        }

        public String name()
        {
            return name;
        }

        public Annotation constraint()
        {
            return constraint;
        }

        public Object value()
        {
            return value;
        }
    }