Modifier and Type	Class and Description
public static interface	ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder Declares restrictions on retrieved constraints.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder	Returns: `ConstraintFinder` object findConstraints() Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.
public Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>	Returns: `Set` of constraint descriptors for this element getConstraintDescriptors() Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty `Set` if none are present.
public Class<?>	Returns: the statically defined returned type getElementClass()
public boolean	Returns: returns `true` if at least one constraint declaration is present for this element in the class hierarchy, `false` otherwise hasConstraints()

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public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder findConstraints() Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria. Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder `ConstraintFinder` object

public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder findConstraints()

Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.

Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder: ConstraintFinder object

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public Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors() Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty `Set` if none are present. Returns:Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> `Set` of constraint descriptors for this element

public Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty Set if none are present.

Returns:Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>: Set of constraint descriptors for this element

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public Class<?> getElementClass() Returns:Class<?> the statically defined returned type

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public boolean hasConstraints() Returns:boolean returns `true` if at least one constraint declaration is present for this element in the class hierarchy, `false` otherwise

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public Interface ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

Declares restrictions on retrieved constraints. Restrictions are cumulative.

A ConstraintFinder is not thread-safe. The set of matching ConstraintDescriptor is.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder	Returns: `this` following the chaining method pattern declaredOn(ElementType... targeted types types) Restricts to the constraints hosted on the listed `types` for a given element.
public Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>	Returns: matching constraint descriptors getConstraintDescriptors() Retrieves the constraint descriptors following the defined restrictions and hosted on the element described by `ElementDescriptor`.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if there is at least one constraint hasConstraints() Returns `true` if at least one constraint declaration matching the restrictions is present on the element, `false` otherwise.
public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder	Returns: `this` following the chaining method pattern lookingAt(Scope expected scope scope) Restricts to the constraints matching the provided scope for this element.
public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder	Returns: `this` following the chaining method pattern unorderedAndMatchingGroups(Class<?>... groups targeted groups) Restricts to the constraints matching a given set of groups for this element.

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public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder declaredOn(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:ElementType[] targeted types Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder `this` following the chaining method pattern

public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder declaredOn(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:ElementType[]: targeted types

Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

this following the chaining method pattern

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public Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors() Retrieves the constraint descriptors following the defined restrictions and hosted on the element described by `ElementDescriptor`. Returns:Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> matching constraint descriptors

public Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

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

Returns:Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>>: matching constraint descriptors

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public boolean hasConstraints() Returns `true` if at least one constraint declaration matching the restrictions is present on the element, `false` otherwise. Returns:boolean `true` if there is at least one constraint

public boolean hasConstraints()

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

Returns:boolean: true if there is at least one constraint

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public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder lookingAt(Scope scope)

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

Parameters

scope:Scope: expected scope

Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

this following the chaining method pattern

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public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder unorderedAndMatchingGroups(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 `ConstraintDescriptor`s in any particular order. Specifically, ordering of the group sequence is not respected. Parameters groups:Class<?>[] groups targeted Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder `this` following the chaining method pattern

public ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder unorderedAndMatchingGroups(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:Class<?>[]: groups targeted

Returns:ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

this following the chaining method pattern

public Interface ElementDescriptor

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public Interface ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder

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