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package javax.validation;
/**
* Enum of possible kinds of elements encountered in Bean Validation.
*
* Mostly elements that can be constrained and described in the metadata
* but also elements that can be part of a {@link Path} and represented
* by a {@link Path.Node}
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Gunnar Morling
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public enum ElementKind {
/**
* A Java Bean or object.
*/
BEAN,
/**
* A property of a Java Bean.
*/
PROPERTY,
/**
* A method.
*/
METHOD,
/**
* A constructor.
*/
CONSTRUCTOR,
/**
* A parameter of a method or constructor.
*/
PARAMETER,
/**
* Element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor.
*/
CROSS_PARAMETER,
/**
* The return value of a method or constructor.
*/
RETURN_VALUE
}