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| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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| */ |
| package javax.validation; |
| |
| import javax.validation.executable.ExecutableValidator; |
| import javax.validation.metadata.BeanDescriptor; |
| import java.util.Set; |
| |
| /** |
| * @version $Rev$ $Date$ |
| */ |
| public interface Validator { |
| <T> Set<ConstraintViolation<T>> validate(T object, Class<?>... groups); |
| |
| <T> Set<ConstraintViolation<T>> validateProperty(T object, |
| String propertyName, |
| Class<?>... groups); |
| |
| <T> Set<ConstraintViolation<T>> validateValue(Class<T> beanType, |
| String propertyName, |
| Object value, |
| Class<?>... groups); |
| |
| BeanDescriptor getConstraintsForClass(Class<?> clazz); |
| |
| <T> T unwrap(Class<T> type); |
| |
| /** @since 1.1 */ |
| ExecutableValidator forExecutables(); |
| } |
| |