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// $Id: Min.java 16368 2009-04-21 09:51:00Z epbernard $
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package javax.validation.constraints;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
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 javax.validation.Constraint;

/**
 * The annotated element must be a number whose value must be higher or
 * equal to the specified minimum.
 * 
 * Supported types are:
 * 

 * BigDecimal
 * BigInteger
 * byte, short, int, long,
 * and their respective wrappers
 * 
 * Note that double and float are not supported due to rounding errors
 * (some providers might provide some approximative support)
 * 
 * null elements are considered valid
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = {})
public @interface Min {
	String message() default "{constraint.min}";

	Class[] groups() default { };

	/**
	 * @return value the element must be higher or equal to
	 */
	long value();

	/**
	 * Defines several @Min annotations on the same element
	 * @see {@link Min}
	 *
	 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
	 */
	@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE })
	@Retention(RUNTIME)
	@Documented
	@interface List {
		Min[] value();
	}
}