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| package org.apache.bval.jsr303; |
| |
| import java.util.Set; |
| |
| import javax.validation.ConstraintViolation; |
| import javax.validation.Valid; |
| import javax.validation.Validator; |
| |
| /** |
| * Per the bean validation spec, {@link Valid} is not honored by the |
| * {@link #validateProperty(Object, String, Class...)} and |
| * {@link #validateValue(Class, String, Object, Class...)} methods. The |
| * {@link CascadingPropertyValidator} interface thus defines a {@link Validator} that |
| * provides corresponding methods that <em>may</em> honor {@link Valid}. |
| * It should be noted that {@link Validator#validateProperty(Object, String, Class...)} |
| * and {@link Validator#validateValue(Class, String, Object, Class...)} are assumed |
| * semantically equivalent to calling the {@link CascadingPropertyValidator}-defined |
| * methods with <code>cascade == false</code>. |
| * |
| * @version $Rev: 993539 $ $Date: 2010-09-07 16:27:50 -0500 (Tue, 07 Sep 2010) $ |
| */ |
| public interface CascadingPropertyValidator extends Validator { |
| |
| /** |
| * Validates all constraints placed on <code>object</code>'s |
| * <code>propertyName</code> property, with optional validation cascading. |
| * |
| * @param <T> |
| * @param object |
| * @param propertyName |
| * @param cascade |
| * @param groups |
| * @return the resulting {@link Set} of {@link ConstraintViolation}s. |
| */ |
| <T extends Object> java.util.Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> validateProperty(T object, |
| String propertyName, boolean cascade, java.lang.Class<?>... groups); |
| |
| /** |
| * Validates all constraints placed on <code>object</code>'s |
| * <code>propertyName</code> property, with optional validation cascading, |
| * given a hypothetical property <code>value</code>. |
| * |
| * @param <T> |
| * @param beanType |
| * @param propertyName |
| * @param value |
| * @param cascade |
| * @param groups |
| * @return the resulting {@link Set} of {@link ConstraintViolation}s. |
| */ |
| <T extends Object> java.util.Set<javax.validation.ConstraintViolation<T>> validateValue( |
| java.lang.Class<T> beanType, String propertyName, Object value, boolean cascade, java.lang.Class<?>... groups); |
| } |