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// $Id: PropertyDescriptor.java 17620 2009-10-04 19:19:28Z hardy.ferentschik $
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package javax.validation.metadata;
/**
* Describes a Java Bean property hosting validation constraints.
*
* Constraints placed on the attribute and the getter of a given property
* are all referenced.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
*/
public interface PropertyDescriptor extends ElementDescriptor {
/**
* Is the property marked by the @Valid annotation.
* @return true if the annotation is present, false otherwise.
*/
boolean isCascaded();
/**
* Name of the property acording to the Java Bean specification.
* @return property name.
*/
String getPropertyName();
}