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package org.hibernate.validator.constraints;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.validation.Constraint;
import javax.validation.Payload;
import javax.validation.ReportAsSingleViolation;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;

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.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Validate that the annotated string is not {@code null} or empty.
 * The difference to {@code NotEmpty} is that trailing whitespaces are getting ignored.
 *
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@ReportAsSingleViolation
@NotNull
public @interface NotBlank {
	String message() default "{org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank.message}";

	Class[] groups() default { };

	Class[] payload() default { };

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