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/*
* Jakarta Validation API
*
* License: Apache License, Version 2.0
* See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
*/
package jakarta.validation.groups;
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.Repeatable;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import jakarta.validation.Valid;
import jakarta.validation.groups.ConvertGroup.List;
/**
* Converts group {@code from} to group {@code to} during cascading.
*
* Can be used everywhere {@link Valid} is used and must be on an element
* annotated with {@code Valid}.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @since 1.1
*/
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Repeatable(List.class)
@Documented
public @interface ConvertGroup {
/**
* The source group of this conversion.
* @return the source group of this conversion
*/
Class from() default Default.class;
/**
* The target group of this conversion.
* @return the target group of this conversion
*/
Class to();
/**
* Defines several {@link ConvertGroup} annotations
* on the same element.
*/
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface List {
ConvertGroup[] value();
}
}