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module jakarta.validation

Package jakarta.validation.metadata

Package containing all objects specifically used and returned by the metadata API.

Interface Summary

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
public interface	BeanDescriptor Describes a constrained Java Bean and the constraints associated to it.
public interface	CascadableDescriptor Represents a cascadable element.
public interface	ConstraintDescriptor< the constraint's annotation type T extends Annotation> Describes a single constraint and its composing constraints.
public interface	ConstructorDescriptor Describes a validated constructor.
public interface	ContainerDescriptor Represents an element that might be a container, thus allowing container element constraints.
public interface	ContainerElementTypeDescriptor Describes a validated container element type, e.g. the element type of `List` if it hosts at least one constraint or is marked with `Valid`.
public interface	CrossParameterDescriptor Describes an element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor
public interface	ElementDescriptor Describes a validated element (class, property, method etc.).
public interface	ExecutableDescriptor Provides the common functionality of `MethodDescriptor` and `ConstructorDescriptor`.
public interface	GroupConversionDescriptor A group conversion rule to be applied during cascaded validation.
public interface	MethodDescriptor Describes a validated method.
public interface	ParameterDescriptor Describes a validated method or constructor parameter.
public interface	PropertyDescriptor Describes a Java Bean property hosting validation constraints.
public interface	ReturnValueDescriptor Describes a validated return value of a method or constructor.

Enum Summary

Modifier and Type	Enum and Description
public enum	MethodType Represents the type of a method: getter or non getter.
public enum	Scope Scope looked at when discovering constraints.
public enum	ValidateUnwrappedValue The unwrapping behavior that can be applied to a specific constraint.