ConstraintDefinitionContext (Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0.0.GA public API)

Type Parameters:

A - The annotation type represented by this context.

All Superinterfaces:

ConstraintDefinitionTarget, ConstraintMappingTarget, TypeTarget
```
public interface ConstraintDefinitionContext<A extends Annotation>
extends ConstraintMappingTarget
```
Constraint mapping creational context representing a constraint (i.e. annotation type). Allows to define which validators should validate this constraint.

Author:

Yoann Rodiere

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`ConstraintDefinitionContext.ConstraintValidatorDefinitionContext<A extends Annotation,T>`	Allows to specify a validation implementation for the given constraint and data type using a Lambda expression or method reference.
`static interface`	`ConstraintDefinitionContext.ValidationCallable<T>`	Callable implementing a validation routine.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>`	`includeExistingValidators(boolean includeExistingValidators)`	Specifies whether validators already mapped to this constraint (i.e.
`ConstraintDefinitionContext<A>`	`validatedBy(Class<? extends ConstraintValidator<A,?>> validator)`	Adds a new validator to validate this constraint.
`<T> ConstraintDefinitionContext.ConstraintValidatorDefinitionContext<A,T>`	`validateType(Class<T> type)`	Allows to configure a validation implementation using a Lambda expression or method reference.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context.ConstraintDefinitionTarget
constraintDefinition

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context.TypeTarget
type

- Method Detail
  - includeExistingValidators
```
ConstraintDefinitionContext<A> includeExistingValidators(boolean includeExistingValidators)
```
    Specifies whether validators already mapped to this constraint (i.e. defined in the annotation declaration through Constraint.validatedBy() or the validation engine defaults) should be included or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    includeExistingValidators - Whether or not to use already-mapped validators when validating this constraint.
    
    Returns:
    
    This context for method chaining.
  - validatedBy
```
ConstraintDefinitionContext<A> validatedBy(Class<? extends ConstraintValidator<A,?>> validator)
```
    Adds a new validator to validate this constraint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    validator - The validator to add.
    
    Returns:
    
    This context for method chaining.
  - validateType
```
@Incubating
<T> ConstraintDefinitionContext.ConstraintValidatorDefinitionContext<A,T> validateType(Class<T> type)
```
    Allows to configure a validation implementation using a Lambda expression or method reference. Useful for simple validations without the need for accessing constraint properties or customization of error messages etc.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type of the value to validate
    
    Returns:
    
    This context for method chaining