Bean Validation API 2.0.1.Final · javax.validation.ElementKind

Enum of possible kinds of elements encountered in Bean Validation.

Mostly elements that can be constrained and described in the metadata but also elements that can be part of a Path and represented by a Path.Node

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final ElementKind	BEAN A Java Bean or object.
public static final ElementKind	CONSTRUCTOR A constructor.
public static final ElementKind	CONTAINER_ELEMENT An element stored in a container, e.g. a key or value of a `Map` or an element of a `List`.
public static final ElementKind	CROSS_PARAMETER Element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor.
public static final ElementKind	METHOD A method.
public static final ElementKind	PARAMETER A parameter of a method or constructor.
public static final ElementKind	PROPERTY A property of a Java Bean.
public static final ElementKind	RETURN_VALUE The return value of a method or constructor.

Access	Constructor and Description
private	ElementKind()

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public static ElementKind	valueOf(String name)
public static ElementKind[]	values()

Inherited from java.lang.Enum:: clone compareTo describeConstable equals finalize getDeclaringClass hashCode name ordinal toString valueOf

BEAN	back to summary
public static final ElementKind BEAN A Java Bean or object.

CONSTRUCTOR	back to summary
public static final ElementKind CONSTRUCTOR A constructor.

CONTAINER_ELEMENT back to summary

CONTAINER_ELEMENT	back to summary
public static final ElementKind CONTAINER_ELEMENT An element stored in a container, e.g. a key or value of a `Map` or an element of a `List`. Since 2.0

public static final ElementKind CONTAINER_ELEMENT

An element stored in a container, e.g. a key or value of a Map or an element of a List.

CROSS_PARAMETER	back to summary
public static final ElementKind CROSS_PARAMETER Element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor.

METHOD	back to summary
public static final ElementKind METHOD A method.

PARAMETER	back to summary
public static final ElementKind PARAMETER A parameter of a method or constructor.

PROPERTY	back to summary
public static final ElementKind PROPERTY A property of a Java Bean.

RETURN_VALUE	back to summary
public static final ElementKind RETURN_VALUE The return value of a method or constructor.