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/*
 * Bean Validation API
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or .
 */
package javax.validation.constraints;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
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 javax.validation.Constraint;
import javax.validation.Payload;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotEmpty.List;

/**
 * The annotated element must not be {@code null} nor empty. Supported types are:
 * 
 * {@code CharSequence} (length of character sequence is evaluated)
 * {@code Collection} (collection size is evaluated)
 * {@code Map} (map size is evaluated)
 * Array (array length is evaluated)
 * 
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Repeatable(List.class)
public @interface NotEmpty {

	String message() default "{javax.validation.constraints.NotEmpty.message}";

	Class[] groups() default { };

	Class[] payload() default { };

	/**
	 * Defines several {@code @NotEmpty} constraints on the same element.
	 *
	 * @see NotEmpty
	 */
	@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
	@Retention(RUNTIME)
	@Documented
	public @interface List {
		NotEmpty[] value();
	}
}