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// $Id: ElementDescriptor.java 16102 2009-03-06 22:23:09Z hardy.ferentschik $
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package javax.validation;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Describes a validated element (class, field or property).
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
public interface ElementDescriptor {

	/**
	 * @return true if at least one constraint declaration is present on the element, false otherwise.
	 */
	boolean hasConstraints();

	/**
	 * @return Statically defined returned type.
	 *
	 * @todo should it be Type or even completly removed
	 */
	Class getType();

	/**
	 * Return all constraint descriptors for this element or an
	 * empty Set if none are present.
	 *
	 * @return Set of constraint descriptors for this element
	 */
	Set> getConstraintDescriptors();
}