Method Detail

• unorderedAndMatchingGroups

  ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder unorderedAndMatchingGroups(java.lang.Class<?>... groups)

  Restricts to the constraints matching a given set of groups for this element.

  This method respects group conversion, group sequences and group inheritance (including class-level Default group overriding) but does not return ConstraintDescriptors in any particular order. Specifically, ordering of the group sequence is not respected.

  Parameters:

  groups - groups targeted

  Returns:

  this following the chaining method pattern

• lookingAt

  ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder lookingAt(Scope scope)

  Restricts to the constraints matching the provided scope for this element. Defaults to Scope.HIERARCHY

  Parameters:

  scope - expected scope

  Returns:

  this following the chaining method pattern

• declaredOn

  ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder declaredOn(java.lang.annotation.ElementType... types)

  Restricts to the constraints hosted on the listed types for a given element.

  Defaults to all possible types of the element.

  Typically used to restrict to fields (FIELD) or getters (METHOD).

  Parameters:

  types - targeted types

  Returns:

  this following the chaining method pattern

• getConstraintDescriptors

  java.util.Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

  Retrieves the constraint descriptors following the defined restrictions and hosted on the element described by ElementDescriptor.

  Returns:

  matching constraint descriptors

• hasConstraints

  boolean hasConstraints()

  Returns true if at least one constraint declaration matching the restrictions is present on the element, false otherwise.

  Returns:

  true if there is at least one constraint