Interface ConstraintDefinitionTarget

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>, ConstraintMappingTarget, ContainerElementConstraintMappingContext, CrossParameterConstraintMappingContext, ParameterConstraintMappingContext, PropertyConstraintMappingContext, ReturnValueConstraintMappingContext, TypeConstraintMappingContext<C>

public interface ConstraintDefinitionTarget

Facet of a constraint definition creational context which allows to select the constraint (annotation type) to which the next operations shall apply.

Author:

Yoann Rodiere

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A extends Annotation> ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>	constraintDefinition(Class<A> annotationType)	Selects the constraint (i.e. annotation type) to which the next operations shall apply.

Method Details

constraintDefinition

<A extends Annotation>
ConstraintDefinitionContext<A> constraintDefinition(Class<A> annotationType)

Selects the constraint (i.e. annotation type) to which the next operations shall apply. A given constraint may only be configured once.

Type Parameters:

A - The annotation type to select.

Parameters:

annotationType - The annotation type to select. This type must be an @interface annotated with jakarta.validation.Constraint.

Returns:

A creational context representing the selected constraint.