javax.validation
Annotation Type Constraint


@Documented
@Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Constraint

Link between a constraint annotation and its constraint validation implementations.

A given constraint annotation should be annotated by a @Constraint annotation which refers to its list of constraint validation implementations.

Author:
Emmanuel Bernard, Gavin King, Hardy Ferentschik

Required Element Summary
 java.lang.Class<? extends ConstraintValidator<?,?>>[] validatedBy
          ConstraintValidator classes must reference distinct target types.
 

Element Detail

validatedBy

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends ConstraintValidator<?,?>>[] validatedBy
ConstraintValidator classes must reference distinct target types. If two ConstraintValidator refer to the same type, an exception will occur.

Returns:
array of ConstraintValidator classes implementing the constraint


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