javax.validation.Valid Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* Bean Validation API
*
* License: Apache License, Version 2.0
* See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
*/
package javax.validation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE_USE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Marks a property, method parameter or method return type for validation cascading.
*
* Constraints defined on the object and its properties are be validated when the
* property, method parameter or method return type is validated.
*
* This behavior is applied recursively.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
*/
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Valid {
}