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package javax.validation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;

/**
 * Marks an attribute as overriding the attribute of a composing constraint.
 * Both attributes must share the same type.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ METHOD })
public @interface OverridesAttribute {

	/**
	 * @return constraint type the attribute is overriding
	 */
	Class constraint();

	/**
	 * Name of the Constraint attribute overridden.
	 * Defaults to the name of the attribute hosting {@code @OverridesAttribute}.
	 *
	 * @return name of constraint attribute overridden
	 */
	String name();

	/**
	 * The index of the targeted constraint declaration when using
	 * multiple constraints of the same type.
	 * 

* The index represents the index of the constraint in the * {@code value()} array. *

* By default, no index is defined and the single constraint declaration * is targeted. * * @return constraint declaration index if multivalued annotation is used */ int constraintIndex() default -1; /** * Defines several {@link OverridesAttribute} annotations on the same element * * @see javax.validation.OverridesAttribute */ @Documented @Target({ METHOD }) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface List { OverridesAttribute[] value(); } }





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